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TIL: The state of California maintains a system of floating restrooms to keep boaters and fishermen from peeing in reservoirs

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DQpAg TIL about the "Silver Snoopy Award" which is an award presented personally by a NASA astronaut to a NASA employee or contractor, is an actual depiction of Snoopy from Peanuts as an astronaut, and the pins are certified to have flown in space.
Lkj1P TIL that many of the former statues and monuments of Soviet Union went into a gorgeous park where their historical context is taught and modern art hosted - Moment Park in Budapest is one example.
njV7 TIL that President McKinley was supposed to meet the inventor of the bullet proof vest to try the new invention but never made it because he was shot to death by a bullet that would have easily been stopped by the vest
kEKm TIL Apollo Mission astronauts have nearly five times higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than other astronauts due to exposure to deep-space radiation.
AD6gl TIL in 2017 the real estate listing firm Zillow estimated the White House's value at $397.6 million and the monthly rent at $2.1 million.