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TIL the inventor of the bikini had to hire strippers to model it on the fashion runway because women used to recognize bikinis as underwear

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5grp TIL that the last words of famed cartoon voice-man Mel Blanc to his son were “I love you”, in the voice of Yosemite Sam; the final words he spoke before he died was “That’s all folks” in the voice of Porky Pig, which is also carved on his tombstone.
Lkr6d TIL - Eberhard and Tarpenning were the original founders and incorporated Tesla, while Musk, Straubel and Wright joined in a Series A round later on. A lawsuit settlement agreed to by Eberhard and Tesla in September 2009 allows all five to call themselves founders.
workJ TIL the accumulation of gunk between your toes is call Toe Jam
GYVBQ TIL When pursued by a predator, a fleeing quokka mother will eject her baby from her pouch as a decoy to escape
VBkdp TIL that Leonard Nimoy refused to join Star Trek the Animated Series without George Takai and Nichelle Nichols claiming they were proof of ethic diversity in the 23rd century.