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TIL that when Robert Kearns tried to license his intermittent wipers to the “Big Three” auto makers, they rejected his proposal, and used it in their cars anyway.

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pJ88 TIL Hugh Laurie auditioned for his role in House M.D. by shooting a video in a hotel bathroom. Director Bryan Singer, unaware that Laurie is English, commented “See, this is what I want: an American guy.”
NXMa1 TIL Thomas Crapper did not invent the toilet or use of the word “crap” but he did work as a sanitation engineer and his toilets are probably responsible for the use of the phrase “going to the crapper.”
xVLpD TIL that the bikini was invented by the frenchman Louis Réard in 1946. At the time, the USA were conducting Atomic Bomb tests in the Bikini Atoll, and so Louis Réard named his two piece swimsuit the “Bikini” as it was what he referred to as an “Anatomic Bomb”
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QAnM TIL after putting his acting career on hold in 2008 “Malcolm in the Middle” star, Frankie Muñiz, went on to pursue a career in open wheel racing for a few years and then joined an indie rock band as a drummer until 2014