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TIL Chuck E. Cheese was started by a founder of Atari

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PYw4V TIL that in Japan, a woman past the age of 25 was known as a "Christmas Cake" because, just like "cakes [that] go on discount once Dec. 25 rolls around", she was "considered past her prime."
PY7jJ TIL that commercial radio was invented due to a bet. Frank Conrad, the inventor, wanted to settle a $5 bet about the accuracy of his $12 watch. He ended up building a radio receiver with the original purpose to hear the time signals transmitted by the U.S. Naval Observatory.
6o7w TIL that during WWII Croatian fascists used a type of knife literally called a “Serb cutter” in order to faster kill prisoners in concentration camps with guards holding contests to see who could kill the most inmates in one day, the record being 1,360 during one night
b9MY0 TIL about Kopperl, a town in Texas, that had a heat burst which caused hurricane forced winds, the temperature to reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and ears of corn to be roasted on the cob. Neighboring towns were not affected.
kJ5Mm TIL that Leonardo da Vinci was one of the first men to dissect Human and Animal corpses to study Anatomy and Nervous System.