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TIL That Dreamcast games are still being made

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N7Xr6 TIL the Pentagon invited hackers to break into government systems & paid >$100,000 in 'Bug Bounties'...
W7D5N TIL the popularity of the Twilight series caused the name "Isabella" to surge to the #1 spot for baby names in 2009 and 2010.
xVlg TIL a local radio DJ vowed to stay on air until the Orioles won a game during their longest losing streak on record, 21 games. He was on air for 11 straight days, and despite developing health issues, slept only during songs!
p8wmO TIL Popeye eats spinach because of an error in the calculation of its iron content by chemist Erich von Wolf in 1870. He misplaced a decimal point, recording iron as having 35mg per 100g, instead of its true value of 3.5mg/100g. The former is equal to eating part of a paperclip.
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