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TIL that the official Game Boy port of classic video game Dragon's Lair has nothing to do with the original game aside from the protagonist Dirk. It is actually a port of a different game, Roller Coaster, the result being a game in which Dirk must navigate various carnival rides and roller coasters.

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9YwLX TIL in the 1800s the dictator of Paraguay made it illegal for whites to marry other whites, creating a country where almost everyone was part Spanish, part native Guarani.
k71e TIL, in Australia, if the note is damaged or torn, it’s value is reduced to the proportion left of the note. E.g Half a $10 note is worth $5
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