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TIL that Jeff Bezos wanted to name Amazon “Relentless,” but friends talked him out of it. Relentless.com still directs you to Amazon.com.

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OoBE6 TIL the first widely available antibiotic was not penicillin, but a drug called Prontosil. Prontosil and drugs derived from it saved millions of lives up till the 1960's. Its creator, a German named Gerhard Domagk, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts.
4ke9a TIL that one man has the largest video game collection in the world with over 24,000 video games. It has an estimated value of about 2.1 million dollars.
YWmd TIL the test pilot for the first american jet plane wore a Gorilla mask, a Durby hat, and a Cigar just to mess with other pilots he buzzed. The Pilots were then convinced they were crazy for having seen a Airplane without a propeller with a monkey at the controls.
9Y9EB TIL Lauren Tom played both Connie and Minh in King of the Hill and both Amy Wong and Mrs. Wong in Futurama.
VBGWD TIL that “coulrophilia” is a popular subculture of the BDSM community involving the sexual attraction to clowns, in which participants often use clown related costumes, props, and personas during sex.