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TIL Steven Spielberg created the Medal of Honor video game franchise. The first title was released in 1999, a year after Saving Private Ryan. Most of the games in the franchise were set during WWII.

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gMvYX TIL the U.S. Air Force pays for those military fly over during sporting events to inspire a future generation. The money comes out of their training budget. In 2011 the Air Force did a fly over at the Super Bowl even though the roof was closed.
eZrb TIL there is a boardgame called “The Campaign for North Africa,” which takes an estimated 60,000 minutes to complete. An example of the extreme details? Italian troops require extra water in order to boil pasta.
9w4PD TIL That prisoners in Japan who are sentenced to death only find out on the morning of their execution. The prisoner's family and legal representatives, and also the general public, are informed only after the execution has taken place.
ABPx TIL that one of the first films ever recorded on Thomas Edison’s Kinetograph was a shot of two cats wearing boxing gloves and fighting each other in a boxing ring. It is titled “Prof. Welton’s Boxing Cats.” Very likely the first cat video ever recorded.
VMVJ0 TIL The Beatles were such big fans of Monty Pythons Flying Circus that they did cameo appearances on the programme after their break up