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TIL that the BBC paid Pink Floyd to jam out in the background LIVE as the Apollo Astronauts landed in 1969.

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R7dr4 TIL that in 2018, it cost 2.06 cents to make a penny. This means that the US Mint loses money from every penny they make (in 2018 they lost $90 million). Even more, this means that if you melted down a penny it would be worth more than its face value.
PYvWE TIL of Canicross, a sport where a person runs a race with a dog to help pull them forward, allowing the runner to maintain faster speeds than what would be possible otherwise.
X0gP8 TIL the current fastest Wifi band (6GHz) already transmits, but most people can't access it. As of 2023, tech giants such as Apple only have 2 phones that support it.
X0BZQ TIL that the music video for Soul Asylum's "Runaway Train" led to 21 missing people being found.
WkGEX TIL that in 1993, Michael Jordan's father was murdered while taking a nap in his car.