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TIL that Buzz Aldrin’s first words on the moon were “Beautiful view. Magnificent desolation.”

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wLZ9Y TIL In 1996 researchers found an Orca calf with serious boat injuries to the spine and dorsal fin. Despite not being able to hunt, "Stumpy" was cared for by as many as 5 Orca pods. These pods provided food and protection from boats.
wn76 TIL Buzz Aldrin punched a guy for accusing him of hoaxing the moon landing.
W74RN TIL that, following WW2, a German engineering company - JA Topf & Sons - continued in business under different names until 1996. JA Topf & Sons designed and built gas chambers and crematoria ovens for Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Dachau and other concentration camps.
gM4r8 TIL That southern right whales have some of the largest penises in nature, at a maximum length of four metres (12ft). The penis is coupled with a pair of one-tonne testicles, which produce about a gallon of sperm at capacity.
4XgbR TIL there is a man (Ioannis Ikonomou) in the European Commission who works as a translator and can speak 47 languages, including 21 of the 24 EU official languages. He can also speak dead languages like Old Church Slavic