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TIL Seth Rogan has repeatedly tried to make a movie about the 90's battle between Sega and Nintendo, but keeps getting turned down.

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b98E Today I learned that the duchess of York was banned from the royal house for letting a man suck her toes
6NjW TIL Jonas Salk, a Polio researcher, chose not to patent his vaccine; instead, he gave it away for free, saving millions from the paralyzing, often lethal disease.
JBjQ TIL Rowan Atkinson (Mr.Bean) has a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
mxO7y TIL Thousands of tigers are kept as pets in Texas, making it the 2nd largest population of the endagered species in the world, after India.
neNoW TIL the Han Dynasty was founded by a sheriff who was transporting convicts when several escaped. Knowing the punishment for this was death, he freed the rest and organized many into a rebel band, eventually going on to help overthrow the ruling Qin Dynasty and install himself as Emperor.