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TIL in Japan, Nintendo continued to produce the Famicom (known as the NES in North America) until 2003, with technical support continuing for four years after that, citing a scarcity of parts as its discontinuation of it

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lob8r TIL that there was an independent Jewish kingdom between the years of 325 to 1627 in Ethiopia, 321 years before Israel's foundation
rVYx TIL if two identical twins have children with another pair of identical twins, then their children are genetically not half-siblings, but full siblings.
oBaNK TIL that the circuit board on an average phone has about 360ft (110m) of wire to connect all of the internal components.
OodJa TIL 'The Spy Who Shagged Me' in the Austin Powers series is an Academy Award nominated film (for best makeup). It also won a Grammy for Madonna's 1999 song 'Beautiful Stranger' (for best song written for a motion picture, TV or other visual media).
Jo5Q TIL of Salty and Roselle, two separate guide dogs who were in the World Trade Centre during 9/11. They were on the 71st and 78th floor of Tower 1 respectively. They each led their owners safely out of the burning tower amidst the chaos, and both owners and dogs survived.