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TIL An American made bank vault saved the contents from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, after reconstruction of the bank the new manager sent a congratulatory letter to the vault manufacturer.

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pYoyZ TIL the word "tycoon" originates from "taikun", a Japanese word that refers to a Shogun and means "great lord"
lovBA TIL The plane that dropped the atomic bomb cost more to develop than the bomb itself.
pYo1Q TIL Jack Black's parents were both Rocket Scientists and worked on the Hubble Space Telescope
BrOYb TIL Waffle House was founded when a restaurant manager and a real-estate agent met during the purchase of a house. They became friends and went into business together. Waffle House claims to be the world's largest seller of waffles, ham, pork chops, grits, and T-bone steaks, and 2% of all US eggs.
8aOLG TIL there's only one type of toothpaste that actually rebuilds enamel and damage to teeth, as opposed to creating the environment for teeth to repair themselves. Using a chemical called NovaMin that was initially used in the 60s to quickly repair the bones of troops in battle.