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TIL the pokémon Mew was actually a prank, amongst the staff, programmed in by Shigeki Morimoto. Due to a glitch, players were able to encounter Mew.

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R7XNl TIL in the year 2000 the award-winning publication UPI (United Press International) was bought by billionaire cult leader Sun Myung Moon, who claimed to be the second coming of Christ. Mr. Moon has since died, but UPI is still owned by his holding company.
lVw5 TIL Astrology is accepted as a science in India. The Supreme Court has confirmed this, and courses in Astrology are offered by multiple colleges.
bN97 TIL that the word plagiarism comes from plagiarii. In the ancient Mediterranean world, plagiarii were pirates who kidnapped young children, among other misdeeds. When plagiarists claim someone else’s ideas as their own, they steal someone else’s brainchild.
l7Z61 TIL When filming the first BloodRayne film, in order to save on production costs, Uwe Boll hired prostitutes instead of paying actors for a scene with Meatloaf
MeprA TIL about Cockaigne, an imaginary place of "extreme luxury" in medieval myth where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand.