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TIL that Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970 for a moon landing mission. An oxygen tank explosion 2 days later endangered 3 astronauts. Despite the catastrophic accident, NASA engineers worked tirelessly to safely return the crew to Earth by April 17, showcasing NASA's Safety& Innovation commitment

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Wg0d TIL that EA hired people to portray Christians to accuse of EA being the Anti-Christ for the videogame Dante’s Inferno as a marketing scheme.
D17Bp TIL Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones.' He was then told he was too fat to play the part and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.
R55Wj TIL the painting Woman in Gold was stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owners in 1941 and displayed at the Galerie Belvedere in Austria. The gallery refused to return the art to their original owners and in 2006 after a 7 year legal claim which included a hearing in front of SCOTUS, it was returned
GAYlj TIL that Hollywood actress Merle Oberon was an Anglo-India born Mumbai, making her the first South Asian ever to be nominated for an Oscar
PYg4w TIL Joe Arridy, a mentally disabled man, was executed for a murder he didn’t commit. Unable to comprehend his fate, he laughed & smiled as he entered the gas chamber. “No, no, Joe won’t die” he said to the warden.