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TIL NASA astronauts must learn Russian to be considered fully mission capable

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n7xP TIL Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech is owned by CBS and it is illegal to distribute it
5Y6Br TIL that Daniel Oppenheimer won the Ig Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006 for his paper "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with using long words needlessly" which argues that simple writing makes authors appear more intelligent than complex writing.
Dwe TIL Simon, a ship’s cat in WW2, the only cat to be awarded the Dickin Cross, was also given 3 other medals and the rank of Able Seacat
yQmv TIL McDonalds sued a health company called McWellness because McDonalds claimed it could possibly enter the healthcare industry.
L05Z TIL the new Berlin airport is fully built but non-functional due to faulty construction. It has cost €4.3 billion and cannot open anytime in the near future.