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TIL The SE-GA voice at the start of the Sonic the Hedgehog took up 1/8 of the cartridge space

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rRP9M TIL of Alec Cabacungan, the spokesperson for Shriners Childrens Hospital for the last 6 years, has Brittle Bone Disease. He has broken over 60 bones in his lifetime. He is an 18yo college freshmen, plays wheelchair basketball, interviews athletes and has appeared on sports shows such as NBA on TNT.
a9ey TIL Chuck Lorre (creator of Two & A Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Dharma & Greg) also composed the theme song to the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series
8eEW8 TIL Wilt Chamberlain had 118 50+ point games in his NBA career. He also had more 50-point games in the 1961-62 season than any other player has had in their entire career.
OWZ7 TIL When Eminem wanted to get clean he called Elton John who then helped him for 18 months to kick his addiction to Vicodin, Ambien and other prescription drugs.
ZJPp TIL that the battle of Stalingrad is considered the bloodiest battle in human history with Germany and Russia both suffering over a million casualties. Russia alone suffered more casualties in this battle than the US and Britain combined for the European Theater.