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TIL that the founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell, is also the founder of Chuck E Cheese.

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R7wQQ TIL of BRUE (Brief resolved unexplained event), when infants <1yo suddenly stop breathing or pass out, with no explanation nor lasting effects
Oky4 TIL that the rat in James Cameron’s “The Abyss” really was breathing a liquid; there is no theoretical reason that something similar couldn’t be used by humans. (more links in comments)
9wQLD TIL Richard Nixon wanted to be a rapper: “I have often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics.”
99DX TIL Cardiovascular disease is 80% preventable through diet and exercise
DQJyY TIL that Hasekura Tsunenaga was, in all likelihood, the first Japanese to cross the Atlantic. He set sail from Tsukinoura, travelled overland through Mexico, then sailed to Europe, where he visited Spain, popped briefly to France, and travelled to Rome for an audience with the Pope in 1615.