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TIL in the 90's there was a global semiconductor shortage not caused by a once-in-a-century pandemic or a spike in the automotive industry.... But by Tamagotchis.

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neZkd TIL there is a record for fastest mile run in Death Valley while wearing a Darth Vader suit. It is 6 minutes 13 seconds and was done by Jonathan Rice.
X05L6 TIL Bill Gate's was born a little over six months after Albert E'instein passed away.
d8B8Z TIL President Theodore Roosevelt was such a loud snorer that during his hospital stays he had a whole floor to himself so the other patients could sleep
PkJn TIL that On May 16, 1970, Manny Mota hit the only batted ball in major league history to cause a fatality. It struck a 14 yr old boy in the head.
Mo1K TIL during the 1992 Olympics the USA men’s basketball team held a private scrimmage with some of the best players to ever play in the NBA. Michael Jordan later said it was “the best game I was ever in”. Because there is no known recording it is now referred to as “The Greatest Game Nobody Ever Saw”.