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TIL later PS2 models can't properly run some games designed for the PS2 itself (along with some PSOne games)

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rRwVe TIL PayPal accidentally credited a man $92 quadrillion (the money was quickly removed). He was the richest man for two minutes.
Mepk7 TIL about the Great Papago Escape where twenty-five Germans successfully tunneled out of an Arizona POW camp near Phoenix. They built a raft, hoping to float their way down the Salt River, and eventually into the Gulf of California. Their plan failed when they learned the river was mostly dry.
yQYvv TIL of the Bohemian Grove: A restricted 2700 acre campground in California that is only available for the world's elite. It is described as a private vacation getaway yet it is famous for hosting the Manhattan Project planning meeting in 1942, that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.
gex9 TIL Carolina Panthers tackle Mike Remmers loved “The Blind Side”, the movie based on Michael Oher’s life. Remmers loved it so much that he chose to wear #74, Michael Oher’s number, and refused to give it up when the real Michael Oher joined his team. Michael Oher now wears #73.
4XNbR TIL not only did John Logie Baird invent the black & white television, but he also invented colour television and transatlantic television broadcasts