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TIL the average gamer is 34 years old and 72 percent are age 18 or older

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v1yr7 TIL that in Ancient Greece, the famed slingshot mercenaries from Rhodes would often carve taunting messages into their rock projectiles, much like those written on modern-day bombs.
gMyoy TIL At the start of "Daydream Believer", Davy Jones says "7a", annoyed at the number of takes before they got it right. The single was originally intended as a B side but the other track wasn't ready. It went on to be their biggest hit.
N7NkN TIL In 1988, Britain's Prince Philip expressed the wish that, should he be reincarnated, he would want to be a deadly virus that would reduce world population.
E1yQW TIL A train company invented a way to ship oil without pipelines; bitumen is converted into a solid product and sealed in plastic made from recyclables. The pucks are designed to be transported in regular container cars by train and loaded onto cargo ships at coal terminals. They float too!
NXgde TIL Devil's Advocate was an official position within the Catholic Church dedicated to uncovering flaws and misrepresenations of miracles during the process of canonizaion into sainthood