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

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wAQJ TIL that when Nadia Comaneci achieved the first perfect 10.00 score in gymnastics, the scoreboard wasn’t even capable of showing 2 digits. Instead it showed 1.00
YDyA TIL There is a One-Million Dollar Award for Anyone that can Demonstrate that they have a Paranormal or Supernatural Ability
g6aD TIL an experimental program called Mincome existed in Canada in the 1970’s and gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen. It resulted in slightly fewer hours worked, but saw overall increases in health, happiness, and educational achievement.
loD8G TIL that the largest data array is being constructed in California, it will hold up to 120,000 Terabytes of memory. It’s made of 200,000 separate hard drives all interlaced.
p8gXb TIL the island of Okinawa was under US control from 1945 till 1972 when it was returned to Japan