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TIL FIFA 14 will be the only game that will be released simultaneously for 3 console generations; the PS4, PS3, and PS2.

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N7OpM TIL that Jackie Kennedy had to leave her first job out of college because her boss was concerned that she was not yet married at age 22.
R6va TIL that the film Titan A.E had an estimated budget of $90 Million. In the end the film only grossed $36.8 million. According to the supervisor of the film, Titan A.E. lost $100 million for 20th Century Fox. After the film’s failure, Fox Animation Studios was shut down.
RoE6 TIL that the ‘Fairy Bridge’, the largest natural bridge on Earth, was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google maps in 2009.
VyEG TIL In 1720, stock speculation caused the value of shares for the South Sea Company to jump from£128 in January to £1000 in August. When the bubble burst, it financially ruined their investors. One investor, Sir Isaac Newton lost £20,000, equivalent to about £268 million in present day value.
4kRlg TIL: 1) The Latin word for "ants" is "formica". 2) Formic acid is produced by ants. 3) Engineers invented a plastic laminate to replace mica as an electrical insulation and named it Formica ("for mica", get it? ). 4) Despite its name, Formica is not made with formic acid. Whew!