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TIL the Rennaissance fair was formed by Hollywood actors who were blacklisted for accusations of communism during the red scare in the 1960s

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J16Q8 TIL the space shuttle would orbit tail-first due to space debris, this allowed it to take a greater proportion of the debris load on the engines and rear cargo bay, which were not needed in orbit or during descent.
neKKB TIL that when the Titanic sank, there was a ship about 10 miles away that took no action despite having seen its distress rockets being fired. The prompt arrival of this vessel could have saved most who died in the tragedy.
1aX1O TIL, In Greek, Beta is pronounced like a V and MP is used in place of B
69gel TIL Parmesan cheese is technically only parmesan if it comes from one of 5 specific parts of Italy.
R7EV7 TIL The expletive "Jesus H. Christ" was first documented by Mark Twain in his autobiography