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TIL the Sega Corporation was originally called Service Games with a focus on coin-operated amusement machines for servicemembers and moved to Japan after the US government outlawed slot machines in 1952.

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pY9oO TIL The coat of arms of the (at the time) Swedish islands of Åland and Öland accidentally got swapped when granted during the 1560s. A mistake not noticed until 1944
YpyPW TIL of Shibari, a term for erotic bondage inspired by Japanese aesthetics. This style of bondage involves tying a person up using visually intricate patterns with several pieces of thin rope, usually emphasizing the person’s physical features.
N7dbb TIL of a French soldier called Tarrare, who could eat a meal intended for 15 people in a single sitting, ate live cats, snakes, lizards and puppies. He would also sweat profusely and had an odor that was described as “fetid beyond all conception”.
Ylgd TIL at the age of 22, Cameron Crowe decided to re-attend high school since he had graduated at the young age of 15. He then wrote his experience as Fast Times at Ridgemont High
OGL01 TIL that when the Washington monument was built the capstone was made out aluminum because it was considered a precious metal at the time.