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TIL the background sounds on the Original Xbox dashboard are modified versions of Public domain Apollo transmissions.

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VBg00 TIL about Mystery Date, a board game from Milton Bradley released in 1965 and reissued in 1970, 1999, and 2005. In the 1999 version of the game, future Captain America actor Chris Evans plays the role of Tyler, the "beach" date.
VM7ZB TIL William Walker was a mercenary from Tennessee, who organized several military expeditions into Latin America. He usurped the presidency of Nicaragua in 1856. And ruled over there for 1 year, making him the first and only American president in a Latino country
WRw4 TIL After Pope Gregory IX associated cats with devil worship, cats throughout Europe were exterminated in droves. This sudden lack of cats led to an increase in rat infestation which in turn increased the spread of disease, the most devastating being the Bubonic Plague.
9plG TIL one of the video cameras used to film the Blair Witch Project was returned after filming for a refund, making their overall budget total even lower.
gEKL TIL Henry Ford once balked at paying $10,000 to General Electric for work done troubleshooting a generator, and asked for an itemized bill. The engineer who performed the work, Charles Steinmetz, sent this: “Making chalk mark on generator, $1. Knowing where to make mark, $9,999.” Ford paid the bill.