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TIL of Carrie Nation, a radical member of the temperance movement, who would attack bars and saloons with a hatchet before prohibition came into effect.

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E1jPp TIL men and women used to compete against each other in skeet shooting at the Olympics, until a woman won in 1992. Since then, the event has been split by gender.
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lobM1 TIL of "Barcode Battler", a handheld game released in 1991. The “barcode gaming system” came with a variety of cards containing barcodes; each representing a player, enemy or powerup. Players could also experiment to find barcode monsters from everyday products like food and cleaning supplies.
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