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TIL the lunar temperature was 93ºC (200ºF) at the landing site of Apollo 11.

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Knma TIL North Korea once shot down an American spy plane—killing 31 soldiers—and the USA didn’t retaliate
ebAE TIL Because of its fierce resistance to British occupation in the Revolutionary War, British commander Lord Cornwallis referred to Charlotte, NC as “a veritable hornet’s nest of rebellion”. This is how the Charlotte Hornets basketball team got its name.
9YloD TIL there are 43 buildings in NYC which are so massive they have their own zip code.
x6kpg TIL that it takes only 15 mins. of exposure to noise in a nightclub, without protection, to damage hearing
vPRN7 TIL the number of glass-related injuries in the Oklahoma bombing in 1995 led to the review of glass used in buildings 'at risk', and a modern blast-resistant standard can be seen at work in the laminated glass windows shot at by a disgruntled individual in the Canberra Airport, Australia this week.