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TIL the creator of Five Nights at Freddy’s, Scott Cawthon, was inspired to make the horror game after critics said the cute beaver in his previous title looked like a creepy animatronic—so he leaned into that and built a game where sinister animatronics are the stars.

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yVPQw TIL that flying saucer sweets were created by a Belgian communion wafer company who were experiencing a drop in sales.
nJx9 TIL that Peter the Great made moustaches a requirement for every soldier in the Russian Army.
kJeyd TIL that after WW1 the German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated and was allowed to seek asylum in the Netherlands. He lived there until his death in 1941.
vPyxx TIL that in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire banned the distribution of raw seeds or seedlings. However, Indian Sufi saint named Baba Budan managed to sneak out a few beans by hiding them in his beard and brought them to India, which eventually led to the worldwide spread of coffee cultivation.
PL6n TIL: The article quoting UNICEF that “70% of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction” was in error. UNICEF’s survey says its 7.8% and almost entirely in rural areas.