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

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wLymW TIL that some "Negative Ion" products may contain varying minerals from volcanic ash and titanium to less familiar ones such as tourmaline, zeolite, germanium and monazite sand. They may also contain naturally occurring radioactive elements, including uranium and thorium.
1aBEP TIL that grizzly bears are capable of running 35 MPH, easily besting even the fastest human on Earth by 8 MPH (Usain Bolt @ 27 MPH)
8aBLL TIL the American College of Pediatricians is a group that links pedophilia to homosexuality and promotes "conversion" therapy. The name is intended to create confusion with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the professional association of pediatricians.
VMJDp TIL of Republican Congress member Thaddeus Steven who wanted to exile former slave owners and redistribute their land among slaves and farmers
nWNEb TIL Serpent D'Océan is a sculpture made of aluminium, 130m in length. It represents the skeleton of an immense imaginary sea serpent, whose vertebrae undulate to end in an open mouth.