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TIL Amazon was initially called "Cadabra" (from "Abracadabra") when Jeff Bezzos started the company. He later changed it because people misheard it as "Cadaver."

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69Grl TIL that no-one knows what the "H." stands for in "Jesus H. Christ". Some speculate it's "Harold", as in "Harold be thy name".
5YQVP TIL mosquitoes fill no significant ecological niche, and if they went extinct there would be few, if any ill effects.
5YLBn May 2020 was the warmest May worldwide in recorded history, going back all the way to 1850, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed.
xV77o TIL A lot of cigarettes are made with small holes in the filter, such to produce less (2-20 times) nicotine and tar when tested in laboratories for public health, using the prescribed ISO method, compared to the other available CI method or reality.
R7wQQ TIL of BRUE (Brief resolved unexplained event), when infants <1yo suddenly stop breathing or pass out, with no explanation nor lasting effects