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TIL The Sims was originally designed as an architecture simulator, with sims only there to evaluate builds

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9g07 TIL Thor’s chariot was pulled by two goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr that Thor could eat and then resurrect the following day with his hammer if no bones were broken
mxblM TIL the "old woman" from Metallica's song "The Memory Remains", Marianne Faithfull, was only 50 at the time of recording and is still alive.
Me0Ym TIL that the Mary in "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was a real person. Her name was Mary Sawyer, and she brought a lamb to her school, where it was seen by John Roulstone, who wrote the basis for the nursery rhyme.
4XAMR TIL Satoru Iwata, former CEO of Nintendo before passing away in 2015, took a 50% pay cut in 2011 and 2014 when he realized that the products released under his watch were selling poorly, helping to avoid cuts down the line.
LQb1m TIL about the Sodium Vapor Process used in filmmaking. In 1965, the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, was awarded to the film Mary Poppins.