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TIL that every man who has walked on the moon is now at least 80 years old. Which means there will probably be a time in the not-so-distant future when no living human has walked on the moon.

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WgLB TIL that the first African American elected to state office in Texas after the Civil War was also a democrat, a woman, and a lesbian.
696wl TIL a 12-year-old boy, at an art exhibit in Taipei, accidentally tore a fist-sized hole into a 17th century painting, worth $1.5 million, when he stumbled and put his hand out to balance himself. However, the artwork was insured, so the boy's family were not asked to pay for the restoration costs.
l79WA TIL that in 1992, after the fall of the Soviet Union, twelve of the fifteen Soviet republics competed as one team at both the 1992 Summer and Winter Olympic Games under the name the Unified Team.
x6V8o TIL Abraham Lincoln was a dual citizen of the United States and the tiny country of San Marino. He accepted honorary Sammarinese citizenship after recognizing them as a nation, saying “Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored, in all history."
kOEpm TIL American Airlines saved $40,000 a year by removing one olive from each salad in first class and Northwest Airlines saved $500,000 a year compared by cutting their limes differently.