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TIL that faking the Moon landing in 1969 would have costed nearly triple the amount of actually going to the Moon.

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B5PD TIL Korea has had underfloor heating for thousands of years.
4kybw TIL that the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883, mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronage
AAj7 TIL that a 1997 poll showed that Americans thought NASA’s funding accounted for 20% of the federal budget. In fact, NASA has received one cent or less per every tax dollar since 1975. Currently, they receive a $.005 cents per dollar.
JYEG8 TIL Chairman Mao, in a discussion with Dr Henry Kissinger in 1973, offered to send 10,000,000 women to the United States in exchange for improved trade relations.
YA6A TIL The average American will have eaten 1,500 of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before their high school graduation.