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TIL that The Oregon Trail (1971) is actually older than Pong (1972). It was originally developed for use by a school teacher in Minnesota as a history lesson.

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e9WD TIL that Georgi Dimitrov, accused of conspiring to burn the Reichstag German in 1933, successfully defended himself in trial, including grilling Hermann Göring on the stand
PYbQJ TIL MAD Magazine credited Leonardo da Vinci for creative input in one of their issues. His check is still waiting in the MAD offices for him to pick it up
KODL6 TIL in 2011, a woman with bipolar disorder tried to enter a resturant via air duct but got stuck on the way. Because of where she was stuck, no one could hear her and she was found dead days later
QJ47E TIL about Nai Khanomtom, a Thai legend that was captured by the Burmese invading army. He fought and beat 10 people in a row without breaks to show the invading king how Muay Thai compared to Burmese boxing. The king set him free and offered him riches or two beautiful wives. He chose the wives.
VBd9D TIL Henrietta Wood who was enslaved in the American South until her owner, Jane Cirode, took her to Ohio in 1844. After being re-enslaved in 1853, Wood successfully sued her captor, Zebulon Ward, in 1869 and was awarded $2,500 – the largest slavery restitution in U. S. history.