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TIL NASA invented invisible braces, scratch resistant lenses, and much more.

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N7ZXN TIL that Peter Mayhew has played Chewbacca in every Star Wars film other than Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but was still listed in the credits of that film as "Chewbacca Consultant".
9YOxr TIL of Sam Patch, a man who successfully jumped from Niagara Falls, Passaic falls, and other high points before dying on a second jump over Genessee falls. Ironically, he advertised the event as "Sam's last jump" (intended as his last jump in that area; not as the last of his life).
E1LY0 TIL that the destruction of Hiroshima was caused by only half a gram of matter being converted to energy: the weight of a butterfly
wo0mE TIL that the 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie Smart House was directed by LeVar Burton (Geordie La Forge on Star Trek: TNG)
oR1AR TIL a 1991 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that a Camel cigarette ad campaign featuring the mascot Joe Camel was far more successful at advertising to children than adults. The campaign ended in 1997 after increased litigation & pressure from U.S. federal agencies.