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TIL that Prince helped test the first version of the Oregon Trail video game

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4k6wa TIL that in 2003, the chief officer of the German-owned cargo ship RMS Mülheim got into difficulties while on watch. His trousers caught in his chair mechanism and while trying to free himself he tripped and knocked himself unconscious. The ship grounded on rocks while he was out and later broke up
pYjpZ TIL that there was a Weezer cruise in 2012 and 2014. In addition to performing, they hosted game nights, took day excursions with people and had prom.
9kOQ TIL that two thirds of Denmark’s income used to come from charging people to enter or leave the Baltic sea, those that refused to pay were sunk
QJxn6 TIL Charles Dickens' stories were often published in a series with cliffhanger endings. When a ship arrived in New York Harbor carrying the next installment of "The Old Curiosity Shop", Dickens fans crowded on the dock screaming, “Is little Nell dead?"
D1YMV TIL alligators have permanently erect penises