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TIL White Castle burgers have 5 holes punched in each patty so they cook faster and don’t need to be flipped.

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OG9NX TIL of “Lonesome Gal,” who played a wildly popular virtual girlfriend over the radio in the 1950’s
4Xn1X TIL in 1981 the landlord visited the warehouse of Nintendo of America to collect overdue rent and berated the president, Minoru Arakawa, in front of employees. The new game, Donkey Kong, was about to be released and they changed the character's name to their landlord's name: Mario.
woKE TIL: Comic Sans was created for Microsoft Bob
gM0dW TIL Posse Comitatus, an old federal law gives sheriffs the power to form militia's. Only a few states still have the law in full effect it. Last used in 1994, when 100 citizens or "armed volunteers" were tasked by the sheriff to search house to house to find bank robbers. They were done by dinner.
nEAd TIL the first episode of Homestar Runner was animated using Mario Paint for SNES.