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TIL Jocko Willink inspired Snake in Metal Gear Solid with 10 Life Lessons

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dZMB TIL that Buzz Aldrin claimed travel expenses for his journey with Apollo 11. They paid $ 33.31
OoKD4 TIL that since first being medically documented in 1609, there have been approximately 100 documented cases of Diphallia - a genetic condition in which a boy is born with two functioning penises.
5llB TIL that russian peasants used to practice 6 month periods of psudo hibernation each and every year to stave off starvation and famine. It was called the ‘Winter Sleep’ or 'lotska’.
dAeE TIL that a 17 year old girl has found a possible cure for cancer. She created a nanoparticle that can be delivered to tumours, which then kills cancerous stem cells.
OWxX TIL the Vatican had music which was forbidden to be copied and was only played twice per year. The piece was kept secret for almost 150 years until a 14 year old Mozart listened to it and transcribed it from memory.