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TIL the developers of Game Dev Tycoon released a pirated version that caused players to go bankrupt because of piracy

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LkwwZ TIL President Warren Harding's dog Laddie Boy was so popular that he was "interviewed" for the Evening Star in 1921. He "said" a dog should appear on U.S. currency and joked Chihuahuas were ill-suited to the American climate but that, seriously, they should be barred from being brought here.
M74Xm TIL that in September 2003, two cast members of the Canadian teen drama "15/Love" died in a car accident on the way to set. Their deaths were written into the series where they died in a plane crash on their way home from a tennis tournament.
Br4ke TIL that while mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, because they are descended from once-domesticated horses, they are actually feral horses.
ZpEVB TIL the term "nacho" in reference to the snack was popularized outside Texas when football announcer Howard Cosell was served them during a game. To fill dead air, he talked about the snack and then started using the word to describe plays: "Did you see that run? That was a nacho run!"
ANmkl TIL that researchers have developed a new blood test that can predict if someone will develop Alzheimer's disease up to 16 years before symptoms appear