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

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xGg5 TIL That in the Vietnamese version of Cinderella at the end, Cinderella cut up her step sister, put the remains into a jar of food and sent it to her Step Mother to eat, she enjoyed it until she found her skull at the bottom of the jar and instantly died of shock.
0deoA TIL that moose, elephants, armadillos, kangaroos, and even sloths and camels can swim.
OLZR TIL that in 1992 McDonalds sold a burger called the “McJordan” that included all of Michael Jordan’s favorite toppings, one of which was BBQ sauce. In 2012, an unopened gallon of 20 year old McJordan BBQ sauce sold on eBay for $9,995
dDLm7 TIL that the head chef of the Windows on the World restaurant at the North Tower managed to survive the 9/11 attacks because he was having his glasses repaired at the WTC concourse when the first plane hit.
OGloL TIL Victor Hayes role in establishing and chairing the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks from its inception in 1990 to 2000 has led to him being nicknamed as the "Father of Wi-Fi".