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TIL If the Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon NASA had a plan to sever communication (Nixon had a prewritten speech)

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7bOb TIL of Johnathan R Davis who, in a well documented incident, single-handedly killed 11 armed bandits who ambushed him in 1854. He killed 7 while dual-wielding revolvers, and then finished the remaining 4 with a Bowie knife. He sustained only 2 slight flesh wounds.
pY6N4 TIL the Hindenburg airship had a smoking lounge with one electric lighter
wLQGY TIL in 1992, the UK set up a fake company in order to buy Soviet T-80 tanks, claiming they would be sent to Morocco. The UK studied the tanks and gifted one to the USA for the same purpose.
Eg16X TIL - Onions have more DNA than humans
oB1wW TIL that NASA has confirmed that the earth is greener than it was 20 years ago due to China's and India's heavy investments in re-plantation.