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TIL spacesuits weigh nearly 300 pounds when empty (130kg)

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R5ea7 TIL in 2010 the US Army marched through Red Square in Moscow at the Victory Day Parade.
XNYQ TIL: The Gemini 3 astronauts smuggled a contraband corned beef sandwich on board and angered The House of Representatives.
yLEl TIL that in the aftermath of WWII, Germany received relief when a massive amount of its debt was forgiven by its European creditors, including Greece
Br66k TIL, a "holocaust" was a sacrificial religious ceremony practiced in ancient Judaism, wherein an animal was sacrificed to god, being entirely consumed by fire. The word is from a Greek translation of the Old Testament.
4Nww TIL Stephen Hawking guest starred in an Episode of Star Trek, as himself, playing a game of poker with Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and Data.