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TIL GoldeneEye 007’s multiplayer mode was so last-minute that neither Rare nor Nintendo management knew about it. The first time executives saw anything was when programmers were playing it.

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JYZmm TIL that Legionnaires' disease is named such because of an outbreak in 1976 which killed 29 and infected 182 American Legion members during an annual state convention. This new bacteria was found to be coming from the air-conditioning units on the hotel roof.
yGXJ TIL that in a 2000 lawsuit between Pizza Hut and Papa John’s, a federal court ruled that “better ingredients” do not, in fact, make “better pizza”.
j6ppE TIL that changes in hormonal concentration due to endocrinological diseases could cause changes in the heart rate and blood pressure
NXylN TIL St. Louis, Missouri has fewer current residents than it did in 1870.
R5oj TIL that Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Totoro) was set to animate the Little Nemo movie, but left the project. This amazing test pilot still exists, though!