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TIL The creator of The Sims, Will Wright, was inspired to make the game after losing his home and most of his material possessions in a fire in 1997. Thinking about the value of material needs as he rebuilt his life gave him the idea of a game where players managed the life of a suburban household.

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KOnvw TIL That L. Ron Hubbard had a book nominated for the 1987 Hugo award. He finished sixth out of five books getting less votes than "No award"
dD5Vr TIL of William Henry Veno who emigrated from Scotland to America, then to England with a new name and a miracle cough mixture. Though he sold his successful business in his 50s due to fatal health concerns, he actually died almost a decade later from suicide. Also credited with inventing Germolene.
n567 TIL while coming up with the character Aragorn, Tolkien initially conceptualized him as a Hobbit with wooden shoes, named “Trotter”. He would later be revealed to be Bilbo Baggins himself and the wooden shoes would turn out to be wooden feet as he was previously tortured by Sauron in Mordor.
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