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TIL the Atari 2600 launched at the price of $786 in 2016 dollars

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GAvxg TIL that in 1979, a song titled “Ready ‘n’ Steady” appeared on a Billboard chart. However, the song was never actually released, and for years, its existence was unconfirmed. In 2016, a researcher used old copyright records to find the record, giving it its first known public exposure.
b9xAp TIL Singapore has had zero car population growth since 2018 in an effort to curb over-congestion in the city-state
9Yxgr TIL Joey's character in FRIENDS was not supposed to be dumb, according to the original script. It was only when Matt LeBlanc auditioned for Joey, he put a "different spin" on the character, which was liked by the creators of the show.
8aQ8a TIL when Elvis was referred to by his nickname "the king" after a concert, he pointed to Fats Domino and said "no, that's the real king of rock and roll."
OGGGL TIL of the Overtoun Bridge in Scotland, where dogs throw themselves off a fifty foot drop at the rate of one to two per month. Some that don't die, climb back up and do it again.