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TIL that Oregon Trail was created by an 8th grade Minnesota schoolteacher

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jNA7v TIL there is a service in Japan where you can rent middle aged men for ¥1000 (9$USD) an hour. The men, who have previous or current experience in a range of professions from engineers to marketing managers, meet up with their charges in person to offer everything from life advice to music lessons.
rwOy TIL The center star of Orion’s sword isn’t a star; it’s the Orion Nebula and is the only nebula visible from Earth with the naked eye.
kOJEW TIL The best selling drink in every country on Earth is either Coca-cola or a drink owned by the Coca-Cola company - except for one place. Scotlands own 'Irn-Bru'. It has been the most dominant soft drink in Scotland for a century.
j6ZGX TIL the Dumb Ways to Die song was a public campaign by an Australian rail network to promote railway safety awareness. It is credited with a 30% drop in rail accidents.
4XPX TIL the ultra violent 2010 film Machete is actually a spin-off of the 2001 childrens film “Spy Kids”.