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TIL that Amphetamines "greenies" were widely used for over 40 years by professional Baseball players until they were banned around 2006

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E10Bd TIL The developers of a game called Game Dev Tycoon, released 2 versions of their game; one was an official release, and the other was a pirated version released directly onto pirating sites. The only difference between them was that in the latter, in-game companies would go bankrupt due to piracy.
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