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TIL Astronaut James B. Irwin, who walked on the moon in 1971, later became a minister who was involved in six unsuccesseful expeditions to search for traces of Noah's Ark. Irwin had a history of heart trouble and was the first to die of the 12 men who walked on the moon

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vmGj TIL Felix Baumgartner’s skydiving record was shattered just a few months ago by a Google Exec
KO7GQ TIL the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas was found less than four months ago, and was several thousands of years older than previously thought
lwJG TIL that in 1966 a 26yr old man successfully fasted for 382 days and lost 276lbs
loNx1 TIL the first virus discovered is the Tobacco mosaic virus, over 100 years ago. It causes a mosaic looking disease in tobacco plants; it can survive for years in cigars and cigarettes made from infected leaves. Wendell Stanley won the Nobel Prize in 1946 for discovering that it's made from protein.
9BZp TIL an Asian woman has never won the oscar for best actress. In the entire history of the academy awards, only one has ever even been nominated, and it was over 80 years ago.