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TIL that the Australians had a warship named Doomba in WWII. It served as a minesweeper.

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E1Y0p TIL there is only one photo of Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission but his back is to the camera, rendering it unusable & as a result, all of the widely circulated/most iconic photos of an Apollo 11 astronaut on the moon are actually of Buzz Aldrin.
loGXA TIL that George A. Romero directed a segment for Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
6VbZ TIL mandatory helmets in cars would have a greater benefit than mandatory helmets for bicyclists
X0Zxk TIL The first YMCA in Montreal was built in 1873 at Victoria Square, then moved to Dominion Square, where the Sun Life Building now stands, and occupied it from 1873 to 1891.
Me6Qm TIL The floor plans of MI6 (British Secret Intelligence Service) headquarters in London were 'lost' by building contractors during refurbishment. The documents held sensitive information on the layout, including entry and exit points. Most documents (but not all) were later recovered.