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TIL Voyager 2 was launched before Voyager 1 because it was supposed to reach Jupiter after Voyager 1

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eplkD TIL Thomas Edison was so upset with his son’s ineptitude in business, that he paid him $35/wk to use a different name (Jr to then use Thomas Willard).
NOe6 TIL there is a hotel in Japan that opened in 705 AD and has been operated by 52 generations of the same family to this day
8pv8 TIL a woman had to have both her legs amputated after she passed out drunk with her legs tucked under her. Cutting off circulation to her legs.
e0pR4 TIL that Necco Wafers, Sweethearts valentine's hearts, Clark Bars, Candy Buttons and Mary Janes are all made by the same company. Necco Wafers were created by America's first candy machine in 1847 and the formula has largely remained unchanged.
KOoda TIL the actor for Gaston as Disney World killed himself after accidentally lighting a firework on his head