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TIL Neil Armstrong received hundreds of thousands of cards and letters from all over the world after his historic moon landing. James Hansen selected 400 letters out of 75,000 for publication in a book and donated 55 hours of one-on-one tape-recorded interviews with Armstrong to Purdue’s Archives

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p8kKp TIL about "In Living Color", a sketch comedy show created by the Wayans brothers that aired from 1990 to 1994 where most of the cast was black, and where Jim Carrey, Jammie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, and many other famous comedians got their big break.
obDY TIL that bread did not exist in Japan until 1543, when it was brought to the archipelago by Portuguese missionaries. The new food was initially popular, but disappeared once the country cut ties with the west. It would not be eaten again until the 19th century.
VGDB TIL that in the late 19th century there was a dog, Bob, who would hitch rides all over the South Australian railway system. He had no owner but was widely known to railwaymen of the day. When he died he was eulogized around the world and was lauded as “the king of outcasts”.
P1nOn Today I learned that it rains more during a whole year in Rome (Italy) than in London (UK).
p1GO TIL a circus elephant named Mary was hanged to death in Tennessee for allegedly murdering a hobo.