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TIL the last game for the Sega Genesis was released in 2010 and proved so popular it sold out before release, forcing the developers to produce a second run.

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PYyrE TIL that "Rapture," by the pop/rock group Blondie, is the first single with rap vocals to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The video, with cameos by rap pioneer Fab Five Freddy and graffiti artists Lee Quiñones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, is considered the first rap video broadcast on MTV.
bExa TIL when the first settlers arrived, oysters were so numerous in the Chesapeake Bay that they were able to filter the whole bay about once a week. Their current numbers are less then 1% of what they were at that time
yY1J TIL $44B of gift cards have gone unclaimed since 2008
ndnY TIL that the ban of leaded gasoline is believed to have been a major cause for falling violent crime rates in the United States
YpQW TIL of the 36 members of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, only 6 have degrees in anything related to science.