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TIL I found out that SEGA's name comes from SErvice GAmes.

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VMpBm TIL of Joseph Paul Jernigan, a murderer who agreed to donate his body to science prior to his execution in 1993. Jernigan’s body was encased, frozen, and cut into 1,851 slices. Images of those cuts are now used by medical students and radiologists as a human anatomy correlate for CT and MRI images.
NXvRM TIL that Grover Cleveland issued more vetoes than all of his predecessors combined. He is only surpassed by FDR in number of vetoes.
MPwV TIL that Hugh Glass was attacked by a bear, had his leg broken and ribs exposed, was left for dead by his companions who thought he was dead, treated his injuries, and crawled over 200 miles for six weeks back to the nearest settlement, and then set out to find the men who left him to die.
QJG5k TIL The hands of 1932 World Yo-Yo Champion, Harvey Lowe, were insured for $150,000. He travelled through Europe and taught the Prince of Wales how to play the Yo-Yo.
4XD9o TIL that until 1970 Memorial Day was observed on May 30, regardless of day of the week. Since 1971 the holiday has been anchored to the last Monday in May.