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TIL The Trojan Horse story likely never happened, and was instead a creative misunderstanding of an actual historical use of a siege engine.

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v1eb4 TIL It is unknown what Neil Armstrong took with him to the moon personally and the record of his personal property kit was never found. Armstrong made an unscripted visit to a crater and it is speculated he left his late daughter's bracelet there
gM1x4 TIL most historians agree that Jesus (as a person) existed. However, there are only 2 events in his life that they all agree happened; his baptism and his crucifixion. They can't agree why he was crucified, however.
kOmEe Today I learned about a Houston resident physician who was decapitated in a terrible elevator accident in which his head was stuck inside the elevator with several horrified individuals until someone was able to come and free them.
awa6N TIL on Nov 22, 1963 while watching TV reports of JFK's death, Annie Shapiro had a stroke and slipped into a coma. 29 years later she awoke in bed as a 79 year old grandmother still married to her husband. Her first words upon sitting up were "Turn on the television. I want to watch I Love Lucy"
BgBWb TIL for Paul Walter Hauser's acting debut in the movie "Virginia", he was initially cast as an extra. After he complimented "Virginia" director Dustin Lance Black for his Academy Award acceptance speech, Black wrote him a larger role in the movie.