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TIL that Apollo astronauts may have found the oldest earth rock we know on the moon in 1971

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69eLW TIL that a main reason historians are sure Frederick the Great was gay is on July 1750, the Prussian king unmistakably wrote to his gay secretary and reader, Claude Étienne Darget: “Mes hémorroïdes salient affectueusement votre v…” “My hemorrhoids affectionately greet your cock”
4XXER TIL "The Cosmic Sequence" is a set of numbers starting with 3 cubed, which pythagoras said "represents the cosmos". It seems he was onto something.
Zp7DY TIL a female reporter attempted to recreate the famous novel "Around The World In 80 Days". Not only did she complete it with eight days to spare, she made a detour to interview Jules Verne, the original author.
9JQr TIL that the Colt Peacemaker has been in production for 125 years. The design is older than the first automobile.
R5wp8 TIL of Rasa von Werder, popularized female bodybuilding, competing along with Arnold in "Best Body" competitions. She also worked as a stripper and minister, later creating her own church. In 2008 she ended 30 years of religious celibacy because God told her to become a "cougar".