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TIL Germany is the only country in which the McRib is available all year round

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vPea4 TIL Nintendo gave Game Informer a sarcastic certificate as a response to GI's negative review on Mario Party 1 & 2
l7B5r TIL about Ken Fritz, an audiophile that spent close to 30 years developing in his home what he and others consider the worlds greatest stereo sound system and listening room that boasts 35,000 watts, nine-foot-tall speakers, and a 1,500-pound turntable.
MeGW8 Til Iran had the greatest fertility rate decrease in history due to aggressive family planning campaigns. Dropping from 6.5 in 1980 to below 2 in 2000
X05Z6 TIL in 1954, father of the hydrogen bomb Edward Teller presented Sundial, a conceptual hydrogen bomb with a yield of 10 gigatons. Under the right conditions, this would start fires as far as 250 miles, an area the size of France. Work continued for several years after, with a test planned for 1956.
WkL8L TIL in 1071, the Byzantine Emperor was captured in battle by the Great Seljuk Empire. The Emperor was brought to the Sultan, Alp Arslan, and told him that had he won, he likely would have had him executed. Alp Arslan replied "My punishment is far heavier. I forgive you, and set you free."