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TIL video games are commonly released on Tuesdays thanks to Sonic The Hedgehog

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wL4nE TIL of Oland, an island in Germany with a population of only 16 people. Storms flood Oland every week during winter. It has a railway track which was built in 1923 and it takes 20 minutes for Olanders to reach the mainland through it.
dKwK TIL slavery was nearly abolished in the USA in 1784, but the motion fell short by one vote
wollW TIL there was a DC character from the 80s who got his powers from cocaine. His only weakness was cocaine addiction.
XENvQ TIL that the same person won the Republican and Democratic primaries for California governor in 1946
VrGp TIL A Chinese woman drank an entire bottle of cognac when not allowed to bring on airplane; after finishing the bottle, she got barred from boarding due to wild drunken behavior