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TIL Men did not use to wear wristwatches because they were seen as feminine. It was only after World War 1 when men started wearing wristwatches because they were proven useful in the war.

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69V8X TIL Tony Scott, director of the original 'Top Gun,' jumped to his death from a bridge in California in 2012, with his brother, famed director Ridley Scott, revealing Tony had been fighting cancer. However, a subsequent autopsy revealed that there was no trace of cancer in his system.
NOLM TIL That a man who ran a Chevy dealership by himself for 50 years had some 500 cars in storage from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s that just sat, one of which had just over 1 mile on the odometer. They sold most of the cars for $2.8m at auction.
YpeGZ TIL each year U of Chicago students embark on a scavenger hunt. The 1999 list included a French Canadian, Fisher Price Baby's First Flamethrower, 5 Mensa membership cards and a nuclear reactor. Justin Kasper and Fred Niell built a plutonium-producing reactor in a single day to get 2nd place
RWPw TIL that goldfish have teeth in the back of their throat
X0eV8 TIL that in 1991 a self-appointed reincarnation of Jesus Christ named Vissarion established a sect with thousands of followers, who lived as an isolate community in a remote Siberian village. Having promised the end of the world, the cult leader taught reincarnation and veganism to his adepts.