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

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yQx8J TIL that the flag of Ulster is made of a cross drawn in Saracen blood by Richard the Lionheart and a mutilated hand supposedly cut off to claim a kingdom.
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GYXA4 TIL Opossums are like tick vacuums, eating as many as 4,000 per week
Z80dG TIL wheelchair athletes with spinal injuries will sometimes intentionally injure themselves on the lower body (e.g. break a toe), causing their bodies to respond by raising blood pressure and enhancing their performance. This practice has been banned as cheating.
R5oNa TIL the birthstone for the month of February is amethyst due to a third century Italian Bishop named Valentine and his famous amethyst ring with Cupid engraved on it. The ring was a symbol that he could officiate a marriage.