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TIL That Swatch, the swiss watch company, doesn’t really mean “Swiss watch” but “Second watch”

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oR9Kr TIL about Jimmy Robinson, a US Air Force Piloted that died (marked MIA officially) after damage sustained flying through the mushroom cloud of Ivy Mike, the first thermonuclear bomb detonation. The flight was to gather information regarding the composition of the cloud, his body was never found.
4k9lJ TIL that Battle Creek, Michigan is Called “Cereal City”, Battle Creek’s journey to becoming Cereal City began in the late 19th century. The city’s foray into the world of cereal started with the health and wellness movement, led by prominent figures such as Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.
5YVYk TIL that people who acquire blindness still have visual dreams, but people who have been blind since birth have auditory dreams.
wxg6 TIL Earth is the only known place in the universe where a fire can burn
nW8lP TIL Mike Tyson originally wanted his face tattoo to depict hearts, but his tattooist refused to do it.