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

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Yp6aW TIL Kombat is regarded as one of the most iconic Soviet World War II photographs, yet neither the date nor the subject is known with certainty. According to the most widely accepted version, the photograph depicts Aleksei Yeryomenko's counterattack minutes before his death on 12 July 1942.
yXmv TIL the Vietnam war was the only war in which military dogs were classified as expendable equipment, and not allowed to return home. 3800 out of 4000 dogs were left behind.
9Y6Pp TIL: a holocaust denial group offered $50k to anyone who could prove that gas chambers were used to intentionally kill people at Auschwitz. They were forced by a judge to pay the money, and an additional $40k, to Auschwitz survivor Mel Mermelstein who gave proof of that very fact.
neMx7 TIL civil twilight is when the geometric center of the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon and ends with sunrise
0wWrL TIL a teen injected himself with mercury at least three times in an attempt to convert his bones to metal after seeing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He also had intentional multiple spider bites in the past after wanting to become Spider-Man.