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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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6EknQ TIL that the island council of Mackinac Island in Michigan had to give special permission for the 1980 Christopher Reeve movie 'Somewhere In Time' to bring cars on the island as (other than emergency vehicles) cars are prohibited. The cars brought for the production were limited to filming areas.
xrno TIL of a black wolf called Romeo who lived on the edge of suburban Juneau, Alaska for six years and made friends with the locals and their dogs. The most unusual relationship formed, allowing three different species to live in harmony. There was even a book written about him.
vDe8 TIL: Intuit, the makers of TurboTax invest millions of dollars to lobby against simplifying the tax code.
5YKb8 TIL about the 2005 IKEA riots in Edmonton, London. The new shop was open for only 30 minutes before a literal riot had broken out resulting in 5 hospitalisations and one stabbing.
9YVZX TIL Ray Charles wrote “What’d I Say” by improvising on the spot during a live performance. He needed to fill 12 minutes of time and the song is what he came up with.