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TIL Iwo Jima changed its name back to Iōtō in 2007
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TIL Google confirmed in that Bing was copying Google’s search results. They did it by intentionally manipulating obscure search results in Google and watching as Bing began to return the same results.
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TIL from 1917 and 1926, 4,000 workers were told that the luminous paint (radium) used for watch dials was harmless, and were encouraged to lick their brushes to form a fine point. These “radium girls" experienced gruesome effects. Radiation could even be detected above their graves.
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TIL Ron Jeremy dropped his last name professionally for fear of embarrassing his family. His father told him "If you want to get into this naked, crazy business, so be it, but if you use the family name again, I'll kill you.'"
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TIL Robert Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's son, was in close proximity to three out of four presidential assassinations.
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TIL peaches continue to ripen after they're picked, so they're often harvested when still slightly firm to prevent bruising during transportation. Ripening can be accelerated by placing peaches in a paper bag at room temperature.