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TIL that Buzz Aldrin reported seeing flashes of light with his eyes closed during Apollo 11, and NASA later determined they were charged particles passing directly through his eyeballs and triggering his retina, with no actual light involved

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TIL that Buzz Aldrin reported seeing flashes of light with his eyes closed during Apollo 11, and NASA later determined they were charged particles passing directly through his eyeballs and triggering his retina, with no actual light involved

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TIL that Buzz Aldrin reported seeing flashes of light with his eyes closed during Apollo 11, and NASA later determined they were charged particles passing directly through his eyeballs and triggering his retina, with no actual light involved

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TIL that Buzz Aldrin reported seeing flashes of light with his eyes closed during Apollo 11, and NASA later determined they were charged particles passing directly through his eyeballs and triggering his retina, with no actual light involved

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