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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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wLOJP TIL that Adolf Hitler joined the Nazi Party as a spy, when the German Army ordered him to infiltrate the organization.
YQPd TIL that since 1983 Larry Flynt has sent a delivery of porn every month to every member of Congress. Congress has tried to stop the deliveries but the U.S. District Court has ruled that the delivery cannot be stopped under the First Amendment
4Leg TIL that Hubble has found a double Einstein ring, where light from one galaxy is curved around another galaxy to form a halo
RYyj TIL 43% of British pilots admitted to falling asleep during flights, 33% of them reported waking up to find that their co-pilots had fallen asleep as well, according to a survey carried between 2010 & 2012 [PDF]
rRdZ0 TIL the wealthiest YouTuber is a 7-year-old boy. Ryan Kaji of Ryan ToysReview has earned $22 million in on year after posting more than 4,000 minutes of content, averaging about $5,204.92 per minute of video.