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TIL there are only ten people currently employed at Atari.

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a8eao TIL about Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist, who falsely announced his death in 1999 to create publicity for a following "resurrection concert". He then died in 2000.
4X9Dw TIL the rosy boa, native to the southwestern US and Baja California, is recognized by its 3 well-defined rosy-colored longitudinal stripes extending the entire length of the body. It is non-venomous, bears live young and considered one of the most docile and slowest moving snakes in the world.
8axNX TIL that when the CEO of discount supermarket chain ALDI was kidnapped, he haggled about his ransom money and claimed the sum as a tax-deductable business expense in court after his release
bGEj TIL there is a stadium in Brazil in which the midfield line supposedly lies exactly on the Equator, making each team defend one hemisphere.
RA0a TIL that during World War II the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles merged into one team due to a shortage of players. They were known as the “steagles.”