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TIL the original purpose of screensavers was to avoid burn-in on screens! (Burn in is when a picture stays still on the monitor for too long and stays there forever)

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4kgNg TIL that Wat Misaka (b. 1923 - d. 2019), a second-generation Japanese American was the first non-white professional basketball player and the first person of Asian descent to play in the NBA, known back then as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).
DQogD TIL in the early 2000s Disney released a series of 3 Eurobeat albums. The albums contained Eurobeat remixes of various classic Disney songs. They were exclusive to Japan.
eWwE TIL that the term “Hunky Dory” probably came from the Japanese phrase “Honcho Dori” which means “main street”, meaning it is the real deal.
oBepR TIL The record high temperature in Alaska is the same as the record high temperature in Hawaii
6EyeJ TIL the Artugrul from turkish akes place in the 13th century, and put the Kayi flags all over the world