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TIL the Sims games actually have a storyline and the Sims 3 is actually a prequel to the first two games.

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yQR1X TIL Guinea was the only former colony that refused a partnership with Communauté, the French equivalent of the British Commonwealth. Guinea severed all ties with France, proclaimed its independence, and tried unsuccessfully to abolish French as official language of instruction for local dialects
NvLE TIL that in the 1950s the Montreal Canadiens were so keen to add a young hockey player named Jean Béliveau to their roster that they bought the entire league he was playing in. He went on to win 10 Stanley Cups while playing with Montreal.
a8YvJ TIL that it's illegal to make or sell products with dog or cat fur in the United States
WkaXL TIL the Bloodbath of B-R5RB, the largest PvP battle of all time, has its own Wiki page tracking commanders, casualties, a detailed timeline, and shifts to the political ingame landscape. The battle was also commemorated by an ingame monument.
GYxR4 TIL that the forward speakers in a movie theater are actually behind the screen. The screen has about 5500 tiny perforations to allow the sound through. Typically there are speakers left, center, and right to better represent the sound source from on screen out to the audience.