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TIL that the PlayStation 2 continued to be produced until 2013, one of the longest lifespans of any video game console.

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JY7gm TIL that the children's book "Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr. Seuss is an allegory for the American occupation of Japan following the Second World War
ne4Ro TIL the inventor of the commercial airliner also started a cult, based in part around the doctrine that the Earth sucks nutrients from outer space into itself via a hole at the North Pole and subsequently expels them from a huge anus at the South Pole.
jNp6R TIL that men are much stronger than women in terms of hand-grip strength (90% of women in the study generated less hand-grip force than 95% of men for men and women aged 20-25)
l7nMA TIL pubic lice are now an endangered species
rNma0 TIL of 988, the crisis hotline you can call or text anywhere in the USA for mental health crises, not just self harm. Best part? It's FREE.