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TIL James Cameron sought Hollywood funding for the movie Titanic not because he wanted to make the movie, but because he “wanted to dive to the shipwreck.”

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ep0yg TIL that onboard Apollo 10's mission to orbit the moon, there was an emergency when one of the astronaut's poop got loose and floated around the ship. All three astronauts denied responsibility. This came to light when the mission transcripts were declassified
mWyx TIL, that in order to protect people in the future from radioactive waste, two philosophers proposed we genetically engineer cats to change color when exposed to radiation then create folklore and songs about the cats.
dglQ TIL: It was once socially acceptable to mail children… it was also remarkably affordable at about 13 cents (about $3.14 in 2016).
ZmYR TIL that the top racial or ethnic slur on Twitter is “White boy” at 48.9%, followed by “Paki” (11.7%), “Whitey” (7.9%), “Pikey” (4.1%), “Coon” (3.2%), and others.
wLamo TIL: Elon was born rich