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TIL ancient japanese temples and castles had thief proof "Nightingale" floors that chirped when walked on

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PYpOn TIL sculptor Giorgio Gikas, while battling colon cancer built an 11 foot statue of Robocop that was an idea from a resident of Detroit that said “ Philadelphia has a statue of rocky & Robocop would kick Rockys butt”
gMlRX TIL from 1983-85, there was a huge crash in the Video games industry. Market saturation was a factor, with too many competing consoles & games. Revenues went from $3.2 billion to $100 million, a 97% drop. Despite NES’s later success, the crash ended the 80’s generation of console gaming in the US.
69gxY TIL "The Rabbit Died" was once a common euphemism for a positive pregnancy test, when actually all rabbits died using such tests which involved injecting them with women's urine.
plkQ TIL the “% Daily Value” numbers found on nutrition labels in the US/Canada are based on recommendations from 1968 and have not been updated to reflect current recommendations. Something with “100% Daily Value” of Vitamin C has only 67% of an adult male’s recommended daily intake.
v1BR4 TIL that before Joss Whedon settled on the title and concept of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," his first draft of the original movie had a very different title and slant: "Martha the Immortal Waitress"