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TIL 5 Presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote. Greatest margin 10%

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0K45 TIL that the “Atari Shuffle” was a trick used to get free plays from early coin-op arcade games. The trick involved players shuffling their feet to build a static charge, which could then be used to zap the machine into giving them a free game. (Referenced at 1:02)
gMbGb TIL Roger Ebert gave four stars to the panned 2007 adaptation of Philip Pullman's classic fantasy novel "The Golden Compass"
aewJ TIL that sniper Carlos Hathcock crawled 1,500 yards inch by inch in order not to get detected to kill a high ranking officer, it took him 3 days and 4 nights. He also was the man who shot another sniper through the scope and killed him.
XEb7X TIL Lightning you see in the sky is actually only about an inch wide appearing giant only because its so bright
8a05Z TIL that there is a method of teaching in Buddhism called 'wrathful teaching' wherein the teacher deliberately provokes anger, confusion, and other negative emotions in students for the purpose of their spiritual advancement