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TIL That Jane Snowball, a 72 year old British grandmother became the first online shopper in the world in 1982 by using her television to order groceries from her local supermarket.

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R7K59 TIL: Despite alcohol in space being prohibited for NASA astronauts, Buzz Aldrin had a sip of wine on the Moon
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