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Til the founder of match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.

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yVrwa TIL About the “Flynn effect reversal”. The Flynn effect refers to the observed rise in IQ scores throughout the 20th century, but in the last few decades, some research indicates that this trend has reversed in certain regions, particularly in Western countries.
7E7x TIL in the 1980 US presidential election neither Jimmy Carter nor Ronald Reagan were allowed to privately raise funds, as they could only spend the money that was allocated to them under federal election law
7rQaP TIL on 31 May, 2008, thousands of Londoners threw a massive party at London Underground stations for a last drink before a ban on alcohol on the Tube came into effect the following day. The party had to be stopped however after several employees were attacked and as a result, 6 stations were closed.
xV4l5 TIL that Katsuya Eguchi, the creator for the game Animal Crossing, drew his inspiration for it from experiences of having to move from where he grew up to moving to Nintendo headquarters and wanted to "recreate the feeling of being alone in a new town, away from friends and family."
ADny4 TIL the real-life inspiration for "The Americans" was not Cold War spies, but 10 Russian deep-cover agents captured in 2010; but the show creator was unimpressed by the public's lukewarm reaction to the case, and figured the story would make for better TV if set in the Cold War.