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TIL the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos have decided to keep their name, with the blessings of the Inuit people

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gMGn8 TIL Michael Jordan sued a local Chicago grocery store for using his name in a coupon for steak and was awarded $8.9 Million.
9YL17 TIL Leonardo Da Vinci invented a self-propelled cart (powered by two coiled springs and a balance wheel, like a watch) that could drive and even steer autonomously.
rNWRd TIL: Chewing gum is banned in Singapore because this was used to disrupt MRT trains (Mass Rapid Transit) by sticking it to door sensors.
8mXb TIL the Santa María, the largest ship used by Christopher Columbus when he reached the Americas, was only 62ft (19m) long, or slightly longer than a large coach bus.
KY0e6 TIL about the 1983 video game recession in which US video game revenue plummeted from $3.2B in 1983 to $100m in 1985. Nintendo is credited with reviving the industry with the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).