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TIL that during the Cold War Zambia tried to beat the US and Soviet Union to space by sending “Afronauts” to Mars to convert Martians to Christianity.

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rRZy0 TIL When Diana Ross performed the Super Bowl halftime show in the middle of her last number, a helicopter landed in the middle of the field, she boarded it, and continued singing "take me higher, I will survive" as she flew out of the stadium.
pZlN TIL Walt Disney’s mother, Flora Disney, died from a gas leak attributed to a faulty furnace that Walt had installed in the home he bought both parents. She was found collapsed in the bathroom; her husband fainted while trying to get her out.
V0n0 TIL that President Cleveland considered the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii as dishonourable, and wanted to restore the monarchy, and members of the American military involved were forced to resign their commissions
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