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TIL That Blowing into an NES cartridge Did Absolutely Nothing

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BN1x TIL that after 1812, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spent “the rest of their lives writing fascinating letters to each other.”
V0Gk TIL Norway has world’s highest gas prices. Though they have oil reserves, they don’t subsidize fuel and use the $ for free college education and national infrastructure
gM9WL TIL That Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball, received a lot of fan mail that his art was "Too Square". Just to piss of those fans, he inserted as many squares as possible in subsequent chapters
yQP0p TIL about the yet unfinished and still under construction Basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain. It was designed by Antoni Gaudi. Ground broke in 1882 and isn't scheduled to be finished until 2026.
9YBr6 TIL Starbucks sell a "Babyccino" for your child (a cappuccino without the espresso) or a "Pupaccino" for your dog (a cup of whipped cream)