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TIL NASA management was so worried Apollo 10 astronauts would land on the moon against orders, they shorted them on fuel so they could only descend the lunar module to the panned 16km lunar altitude.

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X0OZP TIL 130 million American adults have low literacy skills with 54% of people 16-74 below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level
Eg4PW TIL that Norman Lear has produced, written, created or developed over 100 shows, including "All in the Family", "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons". He's now 100 years old, and still actively producing television shows - most recently, a revival of "Good Times".
kVG5 TIL Grapes always become wine when pressed. It wasn’t until 1869 that physician Thomas Welch created a way to stop the fermentation. He later founded Welch’s Grape Juice.
69LnZ TIL that Welsh boxer Tommy Farr, challenged Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship and gave Louis such hell, that the American home crowd booed when Louis was given the win.
WjGN TIL that there is a haunted house that lasts 7 hours and requires a very long, comprehensive legal waiver to be signed before you enter.