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TIL Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes went to the same high school and battled in the cafeteria once….

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BgE9L TIL: The Capacitor Plague, where capacitors had much higher failure rates between 1999 and 2007, as the formula was miscopied when a scientist stole it through corporate espionage in Japan. They returned to China and gave it to their previous employer, who put the faulty formula into production.
dev9 TIL the “D” in D-Day stands for nothing. In military terms D-Day is used for date and H-Hour is used for time the attack or combat operations are to be initiated.
rREJy TIL Bubbles in a bath keep the water warmer for longer
8eaYa TIL that Goodyear created colored, light-up tires in the 1960s. However, it never made it into mass-production, one reason being that other drivers drove too dangerously whilst trying to look at the tires.
NXnQ TIL tempura was introduced to the Japan by the Portuguese