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TIL that we sent people to the moon before we put wheels on suitcases

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kJa7W TIL of anchorites, medieval Christian ascetics who were walled into a cell ("anchorhold") attached to a church for their entire adult lives. Through small windows, they received sustenance, disposed of waste, and provided spiritual guidance to the public.
OW5Y TIL that the conspirators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing were caught when one of them tried to reclaim his deposit on the rental van they used to carry the bomb into the parking garage.
VPb4 TIL that insulting the Thai King or anything related to the monarchy of Thailand can get you imprisoned with serious jail time
xVPkw TIL that an observatory in Chile makes a peculiar wine by fermenting billion year old chunks of meteorite into it.
jvLX TIL there was a renowned deaf-mute baseball player in the early 20th century named “Dummy” Taylor. He was the highest paid deaf person of the 1900’s and was also known as the comedian of the Giants, coaching at third base in rubber boots when an umpire refused to call a game due to rain.