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TIL that a soccer ball that was on board Space Shuttle Challenger, was recovered, and is now in orbit around Earth aboard the International Space Station

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p8xNO TIL that some 15,000 Nigerian children were branded as witches and most ended up abandoned and living on the streets.
wLb71 TIL The Tarim Mummies (Which date from 1800BC to the first centuries BC) discovered in Xinjiang, China are Caucasian, likely speakers of Indo-European languages such as the Tocharians
nbY7 TIL: King Cadwaladr of Gwynedd once ordered his men to put leeks on their helmets to identify themselves in a battle against the Saxons. To this day, the Leek is the national symbol of Wales
MexMA TIL There's a satellite in orbit that's running a Nexus 1 Android as one of its main CPU's
yVYep TIL: In the 1920s, the Radium Ore Revigator popular enough that the company could not keep up with demand. It was a water crock lined with radioactive materials (uranium). You would fill it up with water to irradiate it overnight. The irradiated water would cure arthritis, senility, and flatulence.