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TIL that Tokyo has roughly the same population as Canada

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0ne1 TIL there are indy developers still selling new, professional quality games for the Dreamcast
E1Y4W TIL Minesweeper and Solitaire were added to Windows back in the 3.1 days, to train mouse discipline without the users even realizing they were learning. Solitaire was added to teach users how to Drag and Drop, Minesweeper taught using the right/left mouse buttons and mouse precision/control
D1r1Y TIL David Bowie issued his own bonds in 1997, "Bowie Bonds". These asset backed securities awarded investors a share in his future royalties for 10 years.
5YLoR TIL In the '80s, the drinking age was raised from 18 to 21 nationally because Reagan passed a bill in 1984 that required states to raise their drinking age to 21. They don't have to make it 21 per se, but if they chose to opt-out, they would simply be ineligible for federal highway funding.
e9OD TIL that Disney used to cancel TV shows after 65 episode, no matter the ratings.