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TIL Cap'n Crunch's real name is Horatio Magellan Crunch

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e0w6J TIL that before 2017 the highest timed speed on a public road was set in 1938 by a Mercedes-Benz, reaching a speed of 433 km/h.
awMOA TIL in 1927, a 12-year-old boy rode along with stunt pilot Doug Davis, throwing Baby Ruth candy bars down over a racetrack as part of a promotion. The boy loved the experience, and would grow up to be a pilot… of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
7edP TIL a fully furnished replica of The Simpsons house existed as a prize in a contest but the winner opted to take $75,000 instead.
wLkKE TIL about rongorongo, a writing system created by the Rapa Nui of Easter Island. No living Rapa Nui understands it and it will likely never be deciphered.
oBRGL TIL the first Space Shuttle was to be named "Constitution", but after a major letter writing campaign by fans of Star Trek, its was renamed to "Enterprise".