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TIL Donkey Kong was Mario’s pet who he had abused and later kidnapped his girlfriend as revenge for the mistreatment

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rmmd TIL that two amazon booksellers using automatic algorithms to set their prices once each accidentally based their pricing on the other. The automatic programs created an upward spiral of competing prices that eventually topped $3 million for a textbook.
LQrZV TIL about seasteading, the creation of permanent dwellings in international waters (seasteads) that are independent of governments. No one has yet created a structure recognized as a state. Proposed structures have included modified cruise ships, refitted oil platforms, and custom floating islands.
PYPDG TIL that exercise does not actually contribute much to weight loss. Simply eating better has a significantly bigger impact, even without much exercise.
6EbgX TIL losing weight can increase penis size.
jNgv TIL Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger, a former Alcatraz inmate, visited San Francisco and had a touristy photo taken as an Alcatraz prisoner, AS A FUGITIVE.