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TIL Apollo 15 astronauts Scott, Worden and Irwin secretly carried 400 unauthorized postal covers in one of Scott’s spacesuit pockets to the Moon aboard the Falcon. They took payments for carrying the covers; were reprimanded by NASA and never flew in space again.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by thenerdknuckle t3_yigtnx
Submitted by Rofl47 t3_10zrpvq
TIL Arabic numbers have only existed in their present form since about the 10th century. Only a few texts using Arabic numerals appeared outside of Italy until the late 15th century. It wasn't until the mid-16th century that Arabic numbers were in common use in most of Europe
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by joecooool418 t3_127oe4d
TIL when it was discovered in 1963 that the Winchester manuscript of Le Morte d'Arthur was indeed Thomas Malory's, John Steinbeck caught wind of it and decided to translate it into modern English. Ultimately he abandoned the project, but what remained was published after his death.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by psgamemaster t3_yf4wx3
Submitted by Blackmere t3_1202vfv
TIL that as President-Elect, US Pres. James Buchanan improperly wrote to a Supreme Court justice asking him to vote pro-slavery in the Dred Scott case. The court would rule 7-2 that Scott was a possession, not a person, and denied his petition for freedom
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by archfapper t3_127safl
TIL there is a genetic disorder many people have with something called Lipoprotein (a), and it puts people at high risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and aortic stenosis. It’s 100% genetic, can’t be corrected, and can only be treated with aggressive cholesterol control.
familyheart.orgSubmitted by questionhorror t3_zz3ot9
Submitted by ethereal3xp t3_10sk85f
TIL about Wenceslao Moguel (nicknamed "The executed one"), a Mexican soldier under Pancho Villa who was sentenced to death after being captured but survived the execution by firing squad after being shot 8 times, and then once in the head as a coup de grâce.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by TheMadhopper t3_10lxb87
Submitted by TheHiveminder t3_z4fajp
Submitted by Sea-Mastodon2775 t3_10ggmsu