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TIL Eminem once held a top 30 world record score in Donkey Kong

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rNepW TIL - In 2000, the first crewed mission to the International Space Station (Expedition 1) launched on October 31. This began continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from NASA and Roscosmos working together aboard the ISS. The collaboration has been ongoing ever since.
ADRL7 TIL that the lead sound from Kygo’s Hit song Firestone can be made on the Novation Peak synthesiser. Watch the video and you will learn how its made.
Y79MZ TIL In 1993, Lawyer Garry Hoy was giving a tour to students when he decided to run head first against a piece of glass to prove how strong it was. He had done this many times, but on this occasion the window popped out and he fell to his death from the 24th floor.
rR6M TIL that Judit Polgar, a female chess player who defeated Kasparov, Karpov, and Spassky, was part of an experiment by her father to prove (chess) genius is made, not born.
7XDr TIL The numerical tattoo inked on the arms of Auschwitz prisoners was originally an IBM identification number used to track that prisoner in the punch card system.