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TIL that a man named Armand Hammer coincidentally ended up on the board of directors for Arm & Hammer

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Z8MJY TIL Ham, the first chimpanzee in space, was only given the name "Ham" after successfully completing his mission. He was known as Number 65 before that, as NASA believed that it would be bad publicity if a "named" chimp burned up in the atmosphere or otherwise died as a result of mission failure.
16ZM4 TIL that a blue moon happens when a full moon appears multiple times in a month and not when the moon becomes blue
D1Vyr TIL humid air is lighter than dry air. This is why low-pressure areas (L) bring the rain, not the high-pressure areas (H). And this is because water (H2O) molecules are actually lighter than Oxygen (O2) and Nitrogen (N2) that make up the atmosphere.
rNDe TIL that in 1994 there was a mass genocide where over 1,000,000 people were murdered in 100 days and the worlds leaders knew and did nothing.
Y7pZr TIL about the fictional murder of Ronald Opus. His (urban) legend started as an anecdote from the president of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and grew to become inspiration for the Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia.