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TIL Microsoft Solitaire was added to Windows to familiarize new users with the mouse.

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GAlrQ TIL that in December 1942 during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ended all voluntary enlistment into the U.S. military by men aged 18 to 37 to provide for more efficient allocation of the nation’s manpower through the draft
ZjkY TIL of Patrice Désilets, the lead creator of the Assassin’s Creed Series, who was fired from Ubisoft twice, with the second after he started work at a new game stuido. Ubisoft bought the studio and fired him for no legitimate reason.
WkZo8 TIL Pac-Man was created to attract female players. ????
b9EnE TIL Joe Exotic was actually married 5 times in total
VBAgG TIL: Glaciers and Volcanism have an inverse relationship. Throughout the volcanic record, eruptions dropped significantly as the planet cooled and ice expanded. Inversely, as our glaciers melt and erode the land beneath them, humans should expect to see more volcanic activity across the planet.