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TIL Duke Nukem Forever spent more than 14 years in development, from 1997 to 2011. It was released to mostly negative reviews

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p89jG TIL Jet Li has been fighting hyperthyroidism since 2010, it has prevented him from exercising and practising for a long time and has taken a toll on his body and appearance.
4KmR TIL that a man lost about 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brian) but still led a normal life. They believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to function despite the loss of mass.
PYjJZ TIL the Japanese invaded Kiska, Alaska during WWII. This was the first time that the continental United States was occupied by a foreign power since the War of 1812.
Brjkx TIL Six Chinese men survived Titanic. Instead of being allowed to recover in the U.S. they were put on another ship and sent to Cuba but would find their way to the UK. A few married British women, had children but an anti-immigrant policy forced them to depart the country without notice.
rRNjw TIL Zack Snyder said he would like to do a film about George Washington at the Battle of Trenton in the style of '300'. Robot Chicken joked about him doing exactly that in 2009 in a short bit: “1776. It aint accurate, but it will blow your f-ing mind!”