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TIL Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, Mother's maiden name was Moon.

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OoxdR TIL Evidence for social hunting in Raptor Dinosaurs is basically nonexistent. Scientists believe they behaved closer to crocodiles rather than wolves as is widely accepted.
JYYv4 TIL of an unnamed Chinese man who was constipated for 22 years and looked 9 months pregnant. Surgeons removed 13kg/29lbs of poop from his abdomen. He suffered from a rare congenital disease known as Hirschsprung, which causes constipation due to missing nerves inside the colon.
4KlJ TIL Arnold made $75,000 for his role in Terminator, but in Terminator 2 he made $15,000,000 7 years later.
B8Qb TIL that the infamous “Iron Maiden” of the Medieval Era was never used, and was actually a fake, constituted from misappropriated Medieval bits and pieces by Victorian Curators in order to make some money.
0kpv TIL that MLK Jr.’s family conducted a civil case to consider the existence of an assassination conspiracy involving the Memphis police as well as federal agencies. They won.