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TIL that the original Pac-Man has a 'hiding-spot' where the ghosts will never reach you.

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R7E5j TIL that New Mexico was the original Sunshine State, unofficially using the slogan prior to statehood in 1912 and eventually adding it to their state license plates in 1932. However, they never made anything official, and Florida managed to adopt an official resolution and steal the slogan in 1970.
b6epN TIL the song ‘I’ll Be missing You’ by Puff Daddy was a huge success spending 11 weeks at number one. Puff Daddy did not secure rights to the song so Sting sued and owns 100% of the royalties until 2053.
0wGmp Plastic cigarette wrapper found inside a jellyfish.
XEwpX TIL 70’s bush was so big because they were wigs called Merkins, used to allow certain levels of nudity in movies. Modern period piece movies use Merkins to mimic how hollywood portrayed 70’s bush.
bmb4 TIL During Great Famine, Ottoman Sultan Khaleefah Abdul-Majid I declared his intention to send £10,000 (£800,000 today) to Irish farmers but Queen Victoria requested that the Sultan send only £1,000 because she had sent only £2,000 herself.