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TIL that every single copy of GoldenEye 007 for the N64 shipped with a fully functioning ZX Spectrum emulator, along with ten games, hidden on the cartridge. This function can be reenabled using an emulator, letting users play the classic games.

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yVy0V TIL that miracle fruit has the ability to make bitter food taste sweet, and make sweet food taste even sweeter by binding miraculin glycoprotein to the tastebuds
jXNv TIL British Royal Navy pilot Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown holds the world record for most aircraft carrier landings - 2,407. The US Navy gave one man the specific job of breaking the record. He got up to 1,600 and then had a nervous breakdown.
WnEA TIL that the ‘National Enquirer’ was the most reliable news source during the O. J. Simpson murder trial. According to a Harvard law professor who gave the media an overall failing grade, the 'Enquirer’ was the only publication that thoroughly followed every rumor and talked to every witness.
a8GnM TIL About Extreme (Haunted) Houses Which Go So Far As To Torture Contestants After Signing A Waiver
78eyp TIL Snowflake was the only known albino gorilla to date. He lived in a zoo in Spain until he died, in 2003, as a result of cancer likely related to his albinism.