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TIL the Apollo 8 Mission returned from Lunar orbit on Christmas Day and landed safely in the ocean, between Christmas Island and Hawaii, at night

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D1g5J TIL Sabrina Pasterski built a single engine airplane by the time she was 14 y/o, at 16 became the youngest person ever to fly their own plane; graduated MIT in 3 years with a 5.0 GPA and is now 24 at Harvard getting a PhD in high energy physics.
OogV6 TIL Daniel Radcliffe's parents initially turned him down for the role of Harry Potter in 'The Philosopher's Stone' because the initial plan was to shoot six films in LA. They accepted the role after filming was moved to the UK and the contract reduced to 2 movies.
e0a04 TIL that Stardew Valley was created by Eric Barone who was the sole developer on the game. He did all of the programming, designed all of pixel art and produced all of the music. He graduated with a computer science degree in 2011 but couldn't find a job in the industry and made the game. Inspiring.
ZpvLD TIL that the bodies of Tibetan Monks who die in deep meditation do not show the normal signs of death and do not decompose until sometimes weeks after death. This is called Tukdam.
Z9Ko TIL that a Mapuche warrior had both his hand cut off by Spanish invaders, strapped swords to his arms, and continued leading his people in revolt.