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TIL Häagen-Dazs was created in the 1960s by an American couple living in the Bronx. They used a Danish-sounding name because it conveyed an "aura of the old-world traditions and craftsmanship" and added an umlaut even though that punctuation doesn't exist in the Danish language to make it stand out.

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78D1r TIL there is an agency in the Federal Government of the United States called the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. They investigate manufacturing accidents that result in the release of hazardous materials and then make detailed animations about the accidents as learning tools.
brk0 TIL that, since WWII, the US economy consistently performs better under Democratic presidents.
W7e4A TIL that dyslexia had affected some of the most significant figures in history, including Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Stephen Hawking. According to the University of Cambridge researchers, these people are better at solving problems and adjusting to changes
nnr9 TIL - There is a garden in Alnwick England which is dedicated entirely to flora which are deadly and/or narcotic
oBb5A TIL that in 1962, a 1.4 megaton nuclear warhead, codenamed "Starfish Prime", was detonated at an altitude of 250 miles. The EMP released affected Hawaii 900 miles away and disabled 6 satellites as well as all of the sensors set up to record the experiment.