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TIL Down syndrome used to be called Mongolism

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ANp0B TIL According to space law Weapons of mass destruction are prohibited in space and Moon and other celestial bodies can only be used exclusively for peaceful purposes.
rgjo TIL when Richard III’s remains were discovered, while the maternal DNA was matched to a known descendant of his sister, his paternal DNA did not match his (supposed) modern relatives.
Z8WED TIL Home Alone was filmed in an abandoned high school (and Ferris Bueller's Day Off was filmed there too)
eDOb TIL that for its first few seasons, SNL was just named “Saturday Night” due to the existence of another show called “Saturday Night Live.” Hence, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night” rather than a variation that uses the show’s full name.
aw54b TIL Upbeat 70's classic "Dancing in the Moonlight" by King Harvest was written as an idealized version of the night writer Sherman Kelly was brutally attacked and left for dead by a gang.