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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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Brjje TIL that the US Army has historical protocols associated with using a sword to cut cake. Traditionally, the oldest and youngest soldiers are chosen to cut the cake in some ceremonies as a way of linking the past with the future.Swords dating from the Revolutionary War are often used at such events.
e0B1L TIL oxygen masks in airplanes aren't connected to an oxygen tank. Instead, they use a chemical reaction to generate it on the spot
wBWW TIL Hugh Jackman gets bodybuilding advice from The Rock, and The Rock refers to Jackman as ‘Wolverine.’
9wLVB TIL that during breastfeeding, a baby's saliva can flow back into the mother's breast, signaling her body to adjust the milk's immune components to meet the baby's specific needs, through a mechanism known as "retrograde milk flow"
Y7J9v TIL the top 10% of American adults - 24 million of them - consume an average of 74 drinks per week, or a little more than 10 drinks per day.