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TIL Anthony Bourdain never filmed a show in Switzerland, because the country gave him the willies.

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WXjo TIL to prevent his wingman from ejecting from his damaged F-4 Phantom during Vietnam Captain Bob Pardo pushed his wingmans planes tailhook with his plane until they were out of North Vietnam.
OG8A1 TIL Chadwick (the discoverer of neutron) was a student of Rutherford (discoverer of proton) who was the student of Thomson (discoverer of electron).
eyEE TIL that nectarines and peaches are the same species, with a gene controlling whether the skin is fuzzy or smooth
wonD7 TIL a 20-yr-old man died 10 hrs after eating unrefrigerated, 5-day-old spaghetti with tomato sauce that he had reheated at school. His autopsy highlighted the importance of refrigerating food: the warmer temp allowed bacteria in the pasta to grow & produce a toxin that contributed to his death.
7B1x TIL that 244 shows have come and gone on Fox since The Simpsons first debuted