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TIL The U.S.Military has a designated unit to rescue astronauts.

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j6w9X TIL This weird Fact/trivia About Lethal Weapon 2, Joe Pesci character Leo Getz says OK in this film 105 times just in this second film, 276 times across three films (introduced in the second film)
N7pd8 TIL in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, there was a mysterious detached leg found in the rubble of the destroyed building. Since all 168 victims’ legs have been accounted for, the left leg has perplexed investigators and has yet to be traced back to an owner
GYkE7 TIL doctors from UCLA found unique blood cells that can help fight infections in a man from Seattle's spleen, so they stole the cells from his body and developed it into medicine without paying him, getting his consent, or even letting him know they were doing it.
xV6M5 TIL That there's a specific brand of mud that's been rubbed on every baseball ever pitched in the MLB since the 1950s
9Y9Lm TIL Apple's policy of refusing to repair phones that have undergone "unauthorized" repairs is illegal in Australia due to their right to repair law.