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TIL Nintendo will not allow the creator of Super Mario to bike to work because they consider his safety to be too important

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GYrB5 TIL that the word "underdog" comes from the 19th century term for the losing dog in a dog fight
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6rjJ TIL That the Japanese school year is 240 days long, giving their students three more years of total instruction received compared to an American High School grad.
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8ebk4 TIL Polygamy was legal in Thailand until October 1, 1935, when the law classified wives into three categories based on how they got married.