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TIL The 2nd controller on NES, controls the duck in Duck Hunt

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O1v6 TIL Dumb people over estimate their abilities. Smart people under estimate their abilities. Dunning-Kruger.
eVjb TIL A former Scientologist wielding two samurai swords attempted to infiltrate the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood. He was shot dead.
XEQD6 TIL that the abbreviation RIP originally comes from the Latin phrase “Requiescat In Pace” and not “Rest in Peace”
WkyY9 TIL of Frank Gusenberg, he died of 14 gunshot wounds a few hours after he was shot during the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. When asked who shot him, he replied " No one...nobody shot me." His last words were "I ain't no copper."
Z81XR TIL that banana trees die after bearing fruit. Also, they are technically plants, not actual trees. They take around nine months to grow up and produce banana tree fruit, and then once the bananas have been harvested, the entire plant dies. New shoots will sprout and start again anew.