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TIL the “Wa” in Wario and Waluigi isn’t an upturned M, it’s a portmanteau of Mario and Luigi’s name and the Japanese adjective warui which means “bad”, literally translating to “bad Mario” or “bad Luigi”.

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OGyge TIL: The French in the 19th century developed Canne de combat, a fighting style that utilizes a cane. It was primarily used by the upper class. In WW2, there was a group that would used cane techniques to carry out assassinations. Unfortunately, the last masters of cane fighting are dying out.
w8QP TIL that John Candy was so beloved that when his funeral procession headed to the cemetery on the 405 freeway, the LAPD decided to station officers at on-ramps to hold all traffic. The only other times this happened was for presidential motorcades or when the Pope visited Los Angeles.
wLOQE TIL claw machines can be rigged by programming them to have a strong grip only part of the time, allowing the owner to select a desired level of profit and then automatically adjust the claw strength to make sure that players are only winning a limited number of times
BWmb TIL the Bermuda Triangle has as many disappearances as any other place in the ocean of a similar size and many of the mysteries attributed to it happened outside of the triangle.
b9wgQ TIL That Venice, Italy has no centralized sewage treatment or modern sewer system. Septic tanks are being added but for the most part, the canals and the tides do the job. Tourists complain about the smell.