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TIL that the soviet cosmonauts celebrated the moon landing in 1969 “with joy and vodka”

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N7k8J TIL That the Country (now the National) party has governed Australia for a mere 84 days under 3 different PMs.
16aK7 TIL puff adder snake bites is estimated to cause over 40,000 deaths annually in Africa
a8VpJ TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot used his propeller to chew off the tail of an enemy aircraft after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane's tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed but the Corsair pilot made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions.
VM5xp TIL several California law enforcement agencies have destroyed records when forced to make them public by a new law
475b TIL the South Pacific island of Vanuatu banned the imports of western junk food as a way to combat future health problems.