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TIL Buzz Aldrin brougth Wine and Bread on board Apollo 11 to take Communion ON THE MOON

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8bjP TIL Hipsters in NY are paying $1,000+ to go to preschool where they engage in activities like show and tell, dress up, and nap time.
lJLa TIL that the suicidal jumpers off the Golden Gate Bridge that survived the fall reported a complete change of heart while falling “I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.“
AvrB TIL Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole’s 1993 album Facing Future is the best-selling album of all time by a Hawaiian artist. His version of Over the Rainbow has been licensed for many films, TV shows, and commercials. The album reached platinum status in 2005.
vPepB TIL that termites are one of the planet's most effective bioreactors; they can make up to two liters of hydrogen from consuming a single sheet of paper, which is why they are being studied as a potential renewable energy source.
v1jR4 TIL the Greek Titan Atlas was condemned to hold up the sky, not the Earth. The sphere he holds is the celestial sphere, not the globe