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TIL Seinfeld’s iconic Festivus holiday( episode “The Strike”). Didn’t appear until the Last Season. Which is notable for such a lasting meme coming at the end of a sitcom.

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5LpD TIL that before his Moon walk, Buzz Aldrin took communion secretly. Atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair had brought a lawsuit against NASA objecting to the Apollo 8 crew reading from the Book of Genesis. O'Hair demanded that astronauts refrain from broadcasting religious activities while in space.