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TIL The blocks in Tetris are called Tetrominoes

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X9a8 TIL Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966 and is an African-American thing, not an African holiday
rNepW TIL - In 2000, the first crewed mission to the International Space Station (Expedition 1) launched on October 31. This began continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from NASA and Roscosmos working together aboard the ISS. The collaboration has been ongoing ever since.
WkW18 TIL Junior Bridgeman a former NBA player who was not a star in the league, took his earnings from the NBA and invested them into food franchises. He now has a net worth of $600 million only behind Michael Jordan as the richest NBA player in history.
m1reP TIL phosphorous was discovered by a 17th century alchemist trying to turn base metals into gold by boiling hundreds of gallons of urine
x6Oo7 TIL Helen Mirren always refers to Kurt Cobain when talking about technology.