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TIL that In 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 left a tiny statue on the moon called Fallen Astronaut, alongside a plaque listing the names of 14 astronauts and cosmonauts who had died. It remains the only memorial to lost space explorers on the moon, silently honoring their sacrifice.

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p8MX8 TIL of the Navratil twins, whose father had kidnapped them after separating from his wife. He tried to move them to America on the Titanic, but died when the ship sank. The twins were rescued and re-united with their mother after she saw a newspaper picture of them.
Lkby9 TIL After president Harding died of a heart attack, VP Calvin Coolidge was visiting family with no electricity or telephone. He heard of Harding's death by messenger at 2:45 AM. He got dressed, prayed, and met with reporters downstairs and took oath next to a kerosene lamp. He then went back to bed.
ADOVo TIL The Grapes of Wrath was allowed in Soviet theaters to show the "cruel" nature of capitalism but quickly withdrawn as Soviets were amazed that even poor people in America owned cars
ZM5p TIL I learned that the meaning of “abracadabra” is derived from Aramaic (ancient Hebrew) meaning “it is created as I speak it”.
mW9O TIL that “The Safety Dance” is a protest against bouncers stopping dancers pogoing to 1980s new wave music in clubs when disco was dying and new wave was up and coming.