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RPvj TIL the peace symbol is comprised of the semaphores (flag symbols) for N and D, representing the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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BgNbx TIL that a sample of the wood and fabric from the Wright Flyer was carried to the surface of the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11. It commemorated the first flight, which happened only 66 years earlier.