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TIL Tetris is named from the joining of the Greek word “tetra” (meaning “four,” as every piece in the game has four blocks) and “tennis,” the creator’s favorite sport.

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JYX5v TIL Mother Damnable, who ran Seattle's first brothel, could swear expertly in Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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WWk4 TIL under a 2011 program in Alabama, first-time nonviolent offenders could avoid jail by going to church
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