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TIL That during the english broadcast of the Apollo 11 moon landing Pink floyd was the background music, jamming live in the BBC studios.

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oRknW TIL that the Polish anti-communist organization Fighting Solidarity learned that the AMSAT-OSCAR 7, an apparently inactive satellite after a battery failture, had in fact remained intermittently functional, and used it surreptitiously for communication during the martial law in Poland.
G69j TIL Medical Errors Are No. 3 Cause Of U.S Deaths
jNmga TIL in 1990 a Peter Maxwell of California owned a manufacturing company, employed himself, had an accident on the job, hired 2 lawyers for the company and himself, sued himself, won 122k, wrote the 122k off, was then refuted and fined by the IRS, THEN later won his appeal in US Tax Court
rwGw TIL that during September 2009, a ‘Gollum’ like creature was discovered in Panama after it terrified children when it slithered out of a lake and clambered over the rocks towards them.
vP0JB TIL a Golden Arm is a craps player who has rolled for 60+ minutes without losing (rolling a 7). It was created in 1989 after a man rolled 118x over 3 hours 6 min without a 7. The casino lost more than $1m while the roller won $30K. In 2009, a woman rolled 154x over 4 hours 18 min to set the record.