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June 18

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Three monks point at the crescent moon where the tip has broken. One says, 'Look! The moon is breaking!' A second says, 'Ooooh...' The third says, 'Well that cant be good.
June 18 1178: Canturbury monks witness the formation of the moons Giordano Bruno crater after an asteroid or comet impact, reporting that the entire surface of the moon darkened from the debris cloud.