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TIL That Blowing into an NES cartridge Did Absolutely Nothing

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r50e TIL: The US is not in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention - they missed their final extended deadline to destroy over 3000 tons of chemical weapons.
GVQj TIL Shirley Temple’s mother took her to see Santa at the mall when she was young. The mall santa asked for her autograph, and this is when she stopped believing in Santa Claus
4XprR TIL California's economy is now the 5th-biggest in the world, and has overtaken the UK, India & France
4krJ5 TIL that Wembley stadium used to be called Empire Stadium
b644Q TIL that according to the Cleveland Clinic if you want to remember the correct rate of compressions while performing CPR on an unconscious person, you can follow the beats of songs such as Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" or "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira - i.e. 100 to 120 times per minute.