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TIL Nelson Mandela was on the U.S. Terror Watch List until 2008

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Lkm7v TIL that Amphetamines "greenies" were widely used for over 40 years by professional Baseball players until they were banned around 2006
nV0r TIL that the man who created the modern American flag did so for a high school project. He received a B- for it.
epmE TIL that game #11982 is the only unbeatable game out of the original 32,000 Windows FreeCell games.
na8G TIL that in the 1960s Nintendo manufactured a toy called Ultra Hand. made of criss-crossed plastic elements that enabled its user to pick up objects. It was very successful and helped save Nintendo from serious financial difficulties. Its inventor went on to create the Game Boy.
BJKb TIL The first circus elephant in the United States (and possibly the first elephant brought to the US) was shot and killed by a religious fanatic who thought it was sinful for people to pay to see an animal.