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TIL the oldest company in the world has been operating since 578 AD

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YD4P TIL that Cap'n Crunch was born “on Crunch Island in the Sea of Milk – a magical place with talking trees, crazy creatures and a whole mountain (Mt. Crunchmore) made out of Cap’n Crunch cereal.” And his real name is Horatio Magellan Crunch
DQerr TIL our hands and feet wrinkle in water to provide better grip on wet objects
mb7M TIL the first handheld rail gun was made in 2015
gMLj8 TIL that during WWII the Japanese launched 1000s of balloon bombs towards North America. Only a few hundred of the devices have been found.
RWY1 TIL that Alfred Nobel, who stabilized Nitroglycerin, was told by his Doctor to eat NG to treat his heart complications. He refused. Decades later, NG proved to be effective in reducing the blockages that lead to a heart attack. The scientist that discovered this was awarded the Nobel Prize.