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TIL That Pokémon Gold and Silver were developed by a small team of only 4 programmers. This is why the game took over 3 years to develop.

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ogdL TIL Alexander the Great expressed in his last will and testament the desire to see “transplant of populations from Asia to Europe and in the opposite direction from Europe to Asia, in order to bring the largest continent to common unity and to friendship by means of intermarriage and family ties.”
ewQ4 TIL that Calvin Graham enlisted in the Navy in 1942 at age 12. He shipped out and became the youngest decorated veteran, earning the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. His mom saw him in a newsreel and notified the Navy who then threw him in the brig, stripped him of his medals and revoked his benefits.
OGlxg TIL over 96% species of bees worldwide produce little to no honey at all and over 92% do not produce beehives.
1bBV TIL that before 1600, a game of chess could be won by capturing all of the opponent’s pieces, leaving a bare king; a style of play known as “annihilation”. In Medieval times, players considered it nobler to win by checkmate, so annihilation became a half win for a while, until it was abandoned.
woG4P TIL- If you kill an ant that’s infesting your home, they will release pheromones and act as a calling card for more ants to come into your home to recover their bodies and investigate the danger.