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TIL It was not possible to film a fake moon landing due to technical limitations in film and video. It was actually easier to go to the Moon than fake it.

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dD48K TIL rocket scientists call explosions a Rapid Unscheduled Dissasembly (RUD)
a89lo TIL that “pee shivers” are due to a sudden drop in body temperature that occurs when we urinate. It’s the body trying to warm itself back up
5VGlP TIL Cayman Islands has more registered companies than its population.
R5BZ8 TIL that the 1904 Olympics were originally awarded to Chicago. But St. Louis, which was hosting the World’s Fair that year, threatened to undermine the Olympics with an even bigger sports competition. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, then moved the games to St. Louis.
78rgZ TIL workers in a Pennsylvania factory volunteered to live at work for 28 days straight, so they could help make protective equipment.