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TIL that the first videogame to use over-the-shoulder camera angle was Spacewar (1962)

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ANNnw TIL about lithopedions : stone children - Unborn calcified foetuses
MReb TIL that in World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his party’s position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack.
j6xKR TIL in 1916 Germany set off one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever in New York harbour, killing four and damaging the Statue of Liberty
awKZb TIL that California's population (39.6 million) is larger than that of Canada (38.2 million) and Australia (25.9 million)
l7Mba TIL: Average american toilets clog far more than European ones (by design choice) and that's why they are always talking about plungers.