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TIL that only 64 kids that have played in the Little League World Series since 1947 have made it to the majors

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WmrN Today I learned that the price of admission for a zoo in 18th century England was a dog or a cat – they were fed to the lions.
we6P TIL Nintendo collaborated with Sony to make “Nintendo PlayStation”, a CD based SNES, in 1988. Nintendo dropped Sony, chose Philips, and Sony developed Play Station independently.
QJvb6 TIL before the 1400s, people in Korea primarily wrote using Classical Chinese alongside phonetic writing systems based on Chinese script. Due to the difficulty in learning Chinese characters, King Sejong created the Korean alphabet, Hangul to promote literacy among the common people.
78YjX TIL of the Dunstable Swan Jewel. A gold & enamel swan brooch made in England or France in about 1400. It’s presumed to have been intended as a livery badge given by an important figure to his supporters; probably the future Henry V of England, who was Prince of Wales in 1399.
WklZo TIL of PFC Dan Bullock, the youngest U.S. serviceman killed in action during the Vietnam War. He falsified his birth certificate and enlisted when he was 14, and died when he was 15