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TIL Celebrity Chief Julia Child helped develop a recipe for Shark Repellent during WWII

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VBWYp TIL Bridgestone patented fire-retardant tyres in 1996
x6K75 TIL : The planet Uranus used to be called George
YdRP TIL of NASA’s sound suppression system which soaks the launch pad with 300,000 gallons of water, reducing acoustical levels within the orbiter payload bay to about 142 decibels.
6l1W TIL Dr. Gay Hitler, son of George Washington Hitler, was a local dentist in Circleville, Ohio, and served the community from 1922 through 1946. Many roads in the area still contain the word ‘Hitler’ through this family.
bbp7 TIL that Ben Sliney, the man that ordered all commercial planes to be grounded on 9/11, did so on his first day on the job.