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TIL of the unlucky voyage of Soyuz 23, a Soviet spacecraft that unintentionally "splashed-down" in a frozen lake. They spent nine hours in the cabin waiting to be lifted out of the water, and an additional two hours before the responders realized they were alive inside

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Z8O04 TIL there was a rumor in the 1960s that Japan made products in a town called Usa which were then exported to the US with the label "MADE IN USA" to make them appear as if they were made in the US.
QAe6 TIL: Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel for insulting his wife. Jackson let the opponent shoot first, who hit Jackson in the chest. Then Jackson took his sweet time to aim. People called it too cold-blooded &, as a result, Jackson became a social outcast.
49wa TIL that 52% of retired NFL players used prescription painkillers during football games, ¾ths of that said they abused them. 63% said the pills came from a non-medical source.
5VA1Q TIL King Sisowath of Cambodia cooperated with the French Government and was rewarded a new palace, a steam-powered yacht and a 250 lb per year supply or high grade opium
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