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TIL lots of mountains on earth are named after boobs e.g. Grand Tetons

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e04Qb TIL that the crew for the Apollo 15 lunar mission all graduated from the University of Michigan. During their mission, they left behind a certificate establishing a UM alumni chapter on the moon.
KxAB TIL that slave laborers making tanks for Nazi Germany routinely sabotaged every part they could, and this caused German tanks to be extremely prone to breaking down.
M7gl8 TIL of Bikini Atoll, a coral reef in the Marshall Islands which served as a nuclear test site for the US in WWII, and after which the bikini swimsuit and Spongebob's Bikini Bottom are named.
wLZ11 TIL "Simon" in Simon Says is different in other countries. In France it's Jack Says, Chinese is Teacher Says, Norway is The King Commands, and Ireland is O'Grady Says.
M7y97 TIL that the Oneida silverware company started as a sex cult