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TIL that Candy Land was created due to the polio epidemic. Eleanor Abbott, a victim of the disease, created it for children to play while they were recuperating.

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7rmxp TIL The Battle of Leyte Gulf was, by some criteria, the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. The Japanese lost 1 fleet carrier, 3 light carriers, 3 battleships, 6 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 11 destroyers, 300 aircraft, & 12,500 killed
v1DZL TIL that humanity almost wiped itself out 7000 years ago
Jjbk TIL of the 1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg; a reported incidence of a great space battle over Germany in the middle ages. There was even a crash landing outside the town!
ByYx TIL that intermittent fasting is linked to various health benefits such as a healthier brain.
grKB4 TIL Costco sold $100M in gold bars in 3 months