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TIL Buzz Aldrin’s Mother’s maiden name was Moon

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V6m8 TIL that when a French artist is killed during war, the government has a “died for France” designation which extends their post-mortem copyrights by 30 years
KO4PB TIL Neuroscientists have found evidence to suggest feeling powerful dampens a part of our brain that helps with empathy. Even a small amount of power can have this effect on someone
rgdo TIL The largest living organism is a fungus that covers 3.7 square miles in Oregon’s Blue Mountains. The fungus, armillaria ostoyae, could be as old as 8650 years.
DQOjp TIL: Long Hundred is 120 and was previously referred to as Hundred in Germanic languages
p8dBp TIL In 2003, US Intelligence developed a set of playing cards featuring the most wanted members of Saddam Hussein’s regime. They were disturbed among troops to help them identify targets. As of 2018, all but 6 of the 52 most wanted have been either killed, or captured.