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TIL that the word Blockbuster comes from an actual bomb used during WWII.

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nWjdP TIL the Guinness Book of World Records originated from an argument over the fastest game bird in Europe.
mrly TIL In 1951, a scientist at Johns Hopkins Hospital created the first immortal human cell line with a tissue sample taken from a young black woman - Henrietta Lacks. Those cells, called HeLa cells, quickly became invaluable to medical research & saved millions of lives.
7emb TIL the preferred ringtone for al-Qaeda influenced militants in Mali is laughing baby because it is not music and also is family-friendly
kJG5E TIL that in 1962, NASA launched the Mariner 1 spacecraft to Venus, but it missed its target by over 100,000 miles. The failure was traced back to a single misplaced hyphen in the spacecraft’s software code, showing how even the smallest errors can have enormous consequences in space missions.
M7k4B TIL the silent treatment is a form of passive aggressive abuse. I’ve done this in all my relationships and honestly thought it was the correct thing since it made it easier to avoid saying things I might regret.