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TIL the Bikini (swimsuit) was named after the Bikini Atoll (atom bomb test site) and not the other way around

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gw1y TIL Jack Kevorkian spoke English, German, and Japanese. He created a series of oil paintings, released a jazz album of his own compositions, ran for congress, was a Pathologist, a convicted murderer, a published author, and a college lecturer.
BoWb TIL the President of the World Trade Center Survivors’ Network lied about being on the 78th floor of the south WTC during the attack. She was actually in Spain during 9/11.
KYwRw TIL Kerbals (from the game Kerbal Space Program) speak backwards Spanish (aka "loñapsE").
n5Ld TIL the announcer for Super Smash Brothers Brawl was also the announcer for Bill Nye the science guy.
rRPpW TIL that painter Andrew Wyeth is buried at the Olson property in Maine next to Christina Olson, the woman he immortalised through his painting Christina's World.