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TIL Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s were both founded by the same man.

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yQP9M TIL About John Cromwell, an American WWII submarine commander who chose to go down with his submarine rather than be captured by the Japanese, fearing he wouldn’t be able to withhold secrets under interrogation
jNLOQ TIL That one "Fathom" (as in measuring the depths of sea) equals 6 feet.
69XQW TIL: Some solid chemicals can absorb so much air moisture that they dissolve in it. This is called deliquescence.
4oLw TIL that in 2009, the UK tried to prevent the indigenous population of the British Indian Ocean Territory from returning to their homelands by establishing a “marine reserve”, making it difficult for them to reclaim their land and re-settle. The documents later showed up on Wikileaks.
neQ0G TIL, the Shibuya Crossing, located in the Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, is said to be the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world. At peak times, over 1000 people cross at the same time, coming from all directions, and there is almost no loss of foot traffic at midnight or early morning.