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TIL the first astronaut suits were designed by Playtex. The bra and tampon company.

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9Gdp TIL snow is actually considered a mineral, along with naturally occurring ice. Water, however, is not a mineral.
wBb1 TIL that a ‘second’ on a clock is called that way because it is the second division of an hour in 60 increments (the first being minutes)
KONra TIL the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster could have been even more catastrophic, but 2000 workers at the sister Fukushima II Plant succeeded in stabilizing their reactors and achieving cold shut down.
6LMJ TIL of the Yamato 1, the first working prototype boat to use a Magnetohydrodynamic drive (MHD). Built by Mitsibishi, the ship’s drive electrifies sea water and utilizes magnetic fields to propel itself. The MHD uses no moving parts.
jGXp TIL In 1981 American Airlines saved roughly $500,000 by removing the olives from salads. Soon afterward, an association of olive growers found out, and threatened to boycott the airline if olives were not restored. AA agreed, and stocked them onboard for passengers who requested them.