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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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67D7 TIL that when the EU would unite its armed forces, it becomes the second largest army in the world
M6aK TIL that due to decades of fire prevention leading to an increase in fuel for forest fires, Smokey Bear has actually helped make forest fires more dangerous than otherwise
KY6VQ TIL researchers from the University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland calculated the value of pi to over 62 trillion digits taking over 108 days to complete the calculation.
d8vN8 TIL two businessmen in Québec bet $517,000 on a best-of-three game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The loser had to sign a notarized recognition of the debt contract, secured with a mortgage over the loser’s house.
LElP TIL Eric Cartman of South Park has committed 42 crimes, including Murder, Attempted Genocide, Prostitution, Forced Cannabilism, Unlicensed Surgery and Terrorism