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TIL of Oklahoma earthquake swarms, an increasing number of earthquakes in the state since 2009 related to the Oil & Gas Industry injecting wastewater in deep ground.

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6977J TIL than when a demo version of the Sega CD game Keio Flying Squadron was included in the December 1994 issue of Sega Pro CD magazine, the level select cheat code was mistakenly left in the game, allowing players to access the entire game from the demo disc.
neNP TIL in the UK in 2009, a leaflet was issued by the National Health Service in Sheffield carrying the slogan, “an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away”.
p8g8Q TIL that of the 3,000 species of mosquitoes, just 3 species worldwide are responsible for all disease transmission to humans. Additionally, only female mosquitoes drink blood, and use a special anticoagulant to thin blood in capillaries before consuming it.
w0aY TIL In the 1930’s, amidst wide spread poverty, flour mills realised that some woman were using sacks to make clothes for their children. In response, the flour mills started using fabric with flowers printed on for their sacks.
ng9W TIL it took 12 years before Alexy Pajitnov, creator of Tetris in 1984, received any royalties because the rights to the game were the property of his Soviet government.