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TIL That 45% of all online gamers are female and woman over the age of 18 are the industry’s fastest growing demographic

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6EMYw TIL there was a war called 'The Fantastic War'. Portugal&Great Britain (Army: 14k. Casualties <1000) versus Spain&France (Army: 42k. Casualties <30K)
jldR TIL a Shaggy Defense is the name given to a legal strategy in which the defendant flatly denies guilt in the face of overwhelming evidence against them.
v1O8x TIL: CBS used to add bird songs to their golf broadcasts to get rid of awkward silences until they got caught by someone watching at home who knew the bird songs belonged to birds that didn’t live in the region in which the golf tournament was being played.
RpW8 TIL ladybugs (ladybirds), named after the Virgin Mary, are extremely promiscuous. As a result, they have the highest rate of STDs among insects.
NKm8 TIL Lionel Richie grew up in racially segregated Alabama and once unwittingly drank from a whites only fountain. White men confronted his father, who grabbed Richie and ran off. Richie asked his father why he didn’t stay and fight. His dad answered, “I had a choice: to be a man or be a father.”