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TIL that during World War One up to 12 million letters a week were delivered to soldiers, many on the front line

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EYyW TIL Eminem’s mother sued him for $10 million over alleged slander about her in “The Slim Shady LP.” She won $1,600 in damages.
QJVp TIL in the United Kingdom, if an election has resulted in a tie in which candidates receive exactly the same number of votes after three recounts, the winner can be decided either by drawing straws/lots, coin flipping, or drawing the high card in a pack of cards.
4kMka TIL that the most expensive video game to develop is Genshin Impact with a total budget of 700 million dollars. 100 million went to the initial costs, and 200 million for the annual ongoing development as of 2024.
GY8p1 TIL about Erich Hartmann, a WW2 German pilot who was the most successful fighter ace of all time. He was tried and convicted by the USSR after WW2 for destroying “expensive” Soviet aircraft and was sentenced to hard labor, which he refused to do. He was later exonerated of all charges by Russia.
wLaK8 TIL Osama bin Laden had counter strike installed on his computer, a "fairly extensive" porn collection that the US government refused to release, and books with 9/11 conspiracy theories.