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TIL Roller Coaster Tycoon Was Programmed By One Person, Using Assembly.

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VMnb8 TIL that cigarette butts are environmentally toxic and the most littered item in the world
X01gj TIL: Caffeine is a banned substance by the NCAA. A urinary caffeine concentration exceeding 15 micrograms per milliliter (corresponding to ingesting about 500 milligrams, roughly 6 to 8 cups of brewed coffee, two to three hours before competition) results in a positive drug test.
pYGrb TIL Hawai'ian men grew their hair long because during the times of old, there was a specific “kapu”, or law, set for hula dancers. Used in only the most sacred of traditions, hair was believed to have held an extensive amount of “mana” or divine power.
aNyN TIL that if a dead body goes undiscovered long enough for skin-slip to start and there’s no one to identify the body, forensics can cut the skin around your wrist, slip the skin off, and wear it like a glove in order to get the fingerprints.
87eb TIL Norway’s first aircraft hijacking was resolved after the hijacker surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer.