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TIL about the hyper Scan, a console made by Mattel had only 5 games. Its biggest differential were the collectable cards that would be scanned to add more levels, characters and other bonus contents for the games

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GAGM7 TIL of Thomas Higgins, the first person to be posthumously elected as a UK Member of Parliament. He died from a heart attack on election night, after polling had closed, but before the result had been declared.
PYQbV TIL even animals like jellyfish that lack brains need to snooze. Biologists have discovered that like people, jellyfish hit the hay & have the same trouble we do waking up. Because these creatures are very low on the animal family tree, the work suggests that the ability to sleep evolved quite early
Z8LM4 TIL that there once existed a Rock Paper Scissors tournament in USA
BgeKk TIL There was a Cat Named George During WWII with official Medical records from being rescued
ep67g TIL that the initial version of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified 747, had a crew escape tunnel extending from the top deck to the bottom of the aircraft. It was removed because of worries about escaping crew being ingested by the aircraft’s engines.