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TIL Robin Williams was a huge gamer. Staying up till 2 am playing Battlefield 2, roasting teenagers on Call of Duty, even naming his daughter Zelda after 'The Legend of Zelda.'

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78R4b TIL "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" was banned in Malaysia solely because of the title as "Morphin" was determined to be too easily confused with the drug "Morphine"
woDKo TIL John Logie Baird built what was to become the world's first working television set using items that included an old hatbox, a pair of scissors, some darning needles, a few bicycle light lenses, and a tea chest. In 1928 he also demonstrated colour transmission and a 3D TV
loL8G TIL that the earliest record of a named cat is from over 3400 years in Egypt, his name was "Nedjem" which means sweet or pleasant.
Oo097 TIL that the Black Knight in Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail was inspired by two Roman wrestlers who were in a very intense and entangled fight. After one surrendered from pain of a broken rib an attendant picked up the winner, tapping him and saying "You won" to discover that he was dead.
m1Oex TIL that KNHC 89.5 FM Seattle is the world's oldest, still remaining, dance music station. It was established in December 1969, and owned by Seattle Public Schools, therefore it's a non-commercial educational station funded only by a Community Service Grant and fund raising efforts.