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TIL that the Russian space program (from the 1960s to the 1980s) was the first to not only land a probe on another planet (Venus) but also photograph it

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yVya TIL a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas…it sold for over $63,000
9wV5G TIL The Canadian Potato Museum on Prince Edward Island has the world's largest collection of potato related farming implements, features the World’s largest potato sculpture, and a restaurant that specializes in potato dishes
9YXD TIL ~ During the 2008 Olympics China employed 30 airplanes, 4,000 rocket launchers, and 7,000 anti-aircraft guns to stop rain. Shooting various chemicals into any threatening clouds to shrink rain drops before they reach the stadium. rf#29
brL4 TIL that in Weird Al Yankovic’s parody ‘Amish Paradise’ where the scene is in reverse, Al lip synced the words backwards whilst shooting normally so when the scene was reversed Al’s lips matched the video.
Egxv7 TIL that cousin marriage is more like "a norm" than a "taboo/exception" and only half of the US states ban it.