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TIL that the founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell, is also the founder of Chuck E Cheese.

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XE7xX TIL of the Beale ciphers, which supposedly state the location of buried treasures worth approximately $43 million. Only one of the ciphers has been cracked, revealing the contents of the treasure. The other two stating the location and the treasure's owners (and next of kin) are yet to be solved.
BgNMe TIL that dogs have glands in their toes that release profile-specific scents when they dig into the ground— which is why they often scratch/ dig at the ground after urination. This is a way to further strengthen their “mark” on the territory.
WVJo TIL There’s a gang of jewel thieves called the Pink Panthers. It’s believed they’ve stolen $Billions. Attention to detail is their reason for success. They once painted a bench across from a jewelry store before a robbery, so people wouldn’t sit on the bench (fresh paint) and see them mid-robbery.
R5vL8 TIL blackjack has a house advantage of only around 1-2% for skilled players & up to around 20% for unskilled players, while craps has a house advantage as low as less than 1% for skilled players & up to around 16% for unskilled players.
D00P TIL a study at Duke University showed that male rhesus macaques monkeys will give up privileges to be allowed to see a female monkey’s ass: “Virtually all [male] monkeys will give up juice to see female hindquarters … they really value the images.”