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TIL A kid used his Make-A-Wish to create a video game to help other young cancer patients cope with chemotherapy and fighting cancer.

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jmkv TIL that in the Victorian era, people used rocking bathtubs–literally, tubs of water that could be sloshed back and forth–to recreate the feel of the ocean in their homes
ADgbl TIL Queen Elizabeth declined the opportunity to sit on the Iron Throne on set in Belfast, due to a little known rule that she may not sit on foreign thrones.
loGZB TIL that approximately 25,000 golf balls are lost each year at the CDA Resort Golf Course in Idaho under the only floating green in the world.
MeeyK TIL that the Mandate of Heaven, which legitimized the rule of Chinese Emperors, differed from the Divine Right of Kings in that natural disasters and revolts were seen as a sign from Heaven that the Emperor had lost the mandate and therefore deserved to be overthrown.
4XedR TIL EA bought out exclusive rights to be the sole producer of NFL games under the Madden Franchise. This is because its competitor (2K Sports) released NFL 2K5 for $19.99 and was considered one of the best football games of all time. EA ensured 2K could never make another football game again.