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TIL that Nintendo sent shipments of the SNES at night to avoid theft by the Yazuka.

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M7mv0 TIL The People of the Swiss town of Champagne is not allowed to use their name on any product produced there. Due to a deal struck between Switzerland and the EU.
Zm1R TIL in 1998, Serena and Venus Williams said they could beat any man ranked 200th or worse in a game of tennis. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203th, accepted their challenge and easily beat them, 6-1, 6-2.
Gy47 TIL In 2007, Disneyland had to redesign “It’s a Small World” because people were too overweight for the boats, causing them to get stuck on the bottom of the water channel.
10Gr TIL Norway had a nationwide butter crisis where a package of butter cost 50$
5A18 TIL that a Tennessee Death Row inmate wished for his last meal to be a pizza for a homeless person. Prison officials refused to honor his request and enraged witnesses paid for $1,200 worth of pizza for hundreds of homeless people in response.