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TIL that Nintendo was founded back in 1889 almost 100 years before their video games. They started in Kyoto, Japan making hand-painted “hanafuda” playing cards, then at various points ran a taxi service, made toys, and even owned a "love hotel" before focusing their efforts on video games

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