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TIL of Arthur Storer, who had a comet named after him until Edmund Halley predicted the comet’s return.

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epxKE TIL a South Korean mayor had a ton of trash dumped on a pristine beach in southwest Jindo for International Coastal Cleanup Day so that 600 volunteers could carry out cleaning activities. He later apologized and said the event was meant to raise awareness about the seriousness of coastal waste.
kORxm TIL - In June of 2017, the helmet worn by Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs sold for $39K at a Hollywood memorabilia auction. Also sold at this auction, the light up dance floor from Saturday Night Fever ($1.2M) and R2-D2 from Star Wars ($2.76M)
RkG1 TIL that just before Thomas Harrison was hanged and disemboweled he was asked for forgiveness by his executioner. He is quoted as saying “"I do forgive thee with all my heart. The Lord grant that this sin may be not laid to thy charge.” He then gave all of the money he had to his executioner.
nWDnP TIL Play-Doh was a wallpaper-cleaner for 40 years until a kids started playing with it in the 1950s. The company rebranded it as a toy and has sold over 3 billion cans since.
Ew9o TIL that the Royal Navy’s nuclear-armed submarines run on an outdated version of Windows XP called “Windows for Submarines”