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TIL Microsoft Flight Simulator is Microsoft's longest-running software product line, predating Windows by three years

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X1dR TIL: Kinder Suprise carries $2500 posession fine per egg in US: Hotdogs are more dangerous…
LMdZ TIL on the show “Frasier”, the guest callers on his radio show were famous personalities and celebrities, sometimes joking about their real-life problems. Most notable is David Duchovny talking about his sex addiction long before anyone knew about it.
nKJP TIL that while New Coke was a bomb, the return of the original formula as Coca-Cola Classic was very successful. When asked if New Coke was a conspiracy to promote the soda, an executive replied “We’re not that dumb, and we’re not that smart”.
b9elN TIL about Endometriosis. An excruciatingly painful condition in which uterine tissue is shed and grows on intestines, chest, bladder and elsewhere. That tissue goes through the same process during menstruation, which means the tissue sheds, bleeds, and causes inflammation anywhere it has attached.
M7wO7 TIL when the US $100 bill was released, it was worth $3198 in today’s money