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TIL that the game “Super 3D Noah’s Ark” started development as a Hellraiser game for the NES.

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4Zo5 TIL The default Windows 10 desktop background wasn’t made or edited with Photoshop or similar. This photograph named “Hero” required a setup of smoke, lasers and dust.
neoBP TIL of the oldest bottle of wine, Known as Römerwein, or the Speyer wine bottle, it’s at least 1,650 years old. This dates back to the 4th century, sometime between 325 and 359 AD. The 1.5-liter glass vessel was discovered during the excavation of a Roman nobleman’s tomb in modern-day Germany.
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