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TIL that one man has the largest video game collection in the world with over 24,000 video games. It has an estimated value of about 2.1 million dollars.

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oBV08 til paraffin wax was a common waterproofing method for circus tents but changed in 1944 after the Ringling Bros. Fire in Hartford, CT. The paraffin wax ended up accelerating the deadly fire & 1800lbs of hot wax "rained down from the roof"-killing 167 people; injuring 700, mostly women & children.
YpD0P TIL that the most difficult and rare score to get in 10-pin bowling is not 300, but 292. This requires hitting the first 11 strikes, then rolling exactly 2 pins on your final roll, which is extremely difficult.
O88X TIL Saved By the Bell executive producer Peter Engel used to have threesomes with Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar in his office
YpbeA TIL Jeff Bezos’ team tried to keep him and his estranged wife, Mackenzie, together with a $12,500-a-week intensive therapy retreat in Maui, Hawaii. Friends wanted the Amazon boss to agree to a 30-day physical separation from Sanchez, and encouraged Jeff and MacKenzie to undergo couples therapy.
9Y7Zr TIL I can watch Broadway Musicals every Friday night!