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TIL: The Nintendo Game Boy (1989) ran at 60fps

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7XdX TIL Mattel sued Aqua for their song “Barbie Girl” but the judge ruled “The parties are advised to chill”
pDg4 TIL in 2011 the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was in a deep financial crisis. Kid Rock, in what he called “the best drunk move I ever made,” decided to throw a benefit concert. He raised over one million dollars for the symphony and helped save classical music in Detroit.
P1QlJ TIL the US Navy operated two coal fired steam paddle wheel aircraft carriers in the great lakes during WWII
vGOD TIL: Geoduck (pronounce “gooey duck”) is a species of clam which is way too big for its shell. They live over 100 years and have “siphons” which stick out as long as 3 feet. It is also the mascot for Evergreen State College
nkp9 TIL that a “moment” is actually medieval unit of time that is equal to 1.5 minutes. There are 40 moments in an hour.