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TIL Microsoft's iconic Solitaire game for Windows was developed in 1988 by then intern Wes Cherry out of boredom. He received no royalties.

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JYD7v TIL that the Boston Museum of Science pulled a publicity stunt July 4, 1984 to promote their new dinosaur exhibit by carrying a 34 foot, 1,000 lbs., brontosaurus replica through downtown Boston by helicopter.
OGnk1 TIL trained hawks humanely assist the movement of thousands of roosting crows in downtown Portland, OR.
P1Agn TIL that the American Beautyberry fruit is food for more than 40 species of songbirds and eaten by armadillo, foxes, opossum, raccoon, squirrels and white tailed deer (eat fruit and leaves) in addition to being used as medicine by Native American tribes and as mosquito repellent by early farmers.
Ek9p TIL that before her 7-day trip to space, NASA engineers asked Sally Ride if 100 tampons was the right number for the mission
69oD8 TIL the largest single celled organism can grow up to TWO inches