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TIL ‘reddit’ means 'gives back’ in Latin.
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TIL Neil Armstrong knew about the possibility of Nixon phoning them on the Moon but nobody told Buzz and he was completely caught off guard. Both men felt stunned by the President's unexpected phone call and Buzz didn't prepare any profound statement so he let Neil do the talking
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TIL The United States is one of the world's largest gold producers, with mines located in states such as Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, and South Dakota.
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TIL cigarette butts are a huge threat to marine life, each one contaminating 40 liters of ground water for at least 7 days, exposing over 7000 toxins in the environment and taking up to 10 years to break down.
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TIL: Thanks to the National Labor Relations Act, an employer cannot prohibit their employees from discussing their salary or wage levels with one another.
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TIL Major General Orde Wingate, who would later devise and lead the Chindit raids in Burma, once persuaded an Italian commander in Abyssinia to surrender his 12,000 strong force to Wingate's 2000 man force, despite having been ordered by his superiors to cease pursuing the Italians.