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TIL before the internet, Nintendo had "game counselors" - whom you could call if you were stuck in a game and they would coach you through it.

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loBka TIL that only female Anglerfish have lures and actively look for food. The males are tiny and pale and spend their entire life finding and fusing to female Anglers, where they begin to degenerate until they are little more than a pair of gonads providing sperm to the female on her command.
gMj19 TIL the men's marathon is typically the only event in the Olympics where the medals are given as part of the closing ceremony rather than in an awards ceremony for the event. This is because the men's marathon is typically the last event in the Olympics.
KOwow TIL Ray Combs' final Family Feud he told a player that got 0 points "I've done this show for six years .. this is the first time I had a person that actually got no points and I think it's a damn fine way to go out. Thought I was a loser until you walked up here, and made me feel like a man"
v1r8 TIL In the Bible, Adam is not banished from Eden for eating the fruit of knowledge: he is banished in case he eats the fruit of ANOTHER forbidden tree, which will make him immortal. Notice also multiple Gods are referenced in the passage.
awExy TIL That the Word Galaxy Is Derived From the Greek 'Gala', for Milk. The Name Stems From a Tale in Greek Mythology Where Heras Spills Breast Milk Forming a Band of Light Across the Sky, Which We Now Know Is the Milky Way