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TIL that Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s were founded by the same guy.

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9aa7 TIL of the Carolina Parakeet, a neotropical parrot that was native to much of the United States up until they were driven extinct by deforestation, hunting, and possibly disease in 1910. They lived in huge flocks of up to 300 birds and were likely poisonous to eat.
RRAl TIL That, according to some interpretations, the US Presidential Succession Act is unconstitutional, and members of Congress cannot succeed to the Presidency.
6wB8 TIL: The first dramatic film of the Titanic sinking was released just 29 days after the event in 1912. It was written by and stars Dorothy Gibson, an actual survivor. For the film, she wore the exact same clothes she wore during the sinking.
0dA6N TIL about the Max Headroom signal hijacking. Which occurred on the night of November 22, 1987, two TV stations in Illinois were hijacked. A man wearing a Max Headroom mask made various remarks about WGN (the station being hijacking) the video ends with the man being spanked. No one was ever charged.
e9yD TIL in ancient Rome urine was a taxed commodity due to its value as a cleaning product.