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TIL that a bug in the original civilization game caused Mahatma Gandhi to become an aggressive jerk that demanded lots of money and declared nuclear war. This glitch later became a deliberate part of his personality in later games.

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vPw98 TIL in 2005 the comic strip "Pearls Before Swine" ran a week-long crossover where the PBS characters discussed the oblivious "Family Circus' family taking in Osama Bin Laden. It concluded with the family being taken to Guantanamo Bay.
YavZ TIL it is literally ILLEGAL to sag in Grambling, LA; caught sagging could result in 15 days in jail, 150$ fine, and community service.
GYWjg TIL the dog name Fido was popularized by Abraham Lincoln’s good boy.
JYnd4 TIL A study found that companies with leaders who show "psychopathic characteristics" destroy shareholder value, tending to have poor future returns on equity. Workplace psychopaths maintain multiple personas throughout the office, presenting each colleague with a different version of themselves.
BrQLk TIL Czar Nicholas II actually wanted to meet with protesters and negotiate solutions, but his ministers rejected that idea and sent in soldiers to shoot at the protesters, triggering the 1905 revolution.