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TIL the original version of The Game of Life (then called The Checkered Game of Life, released in 1860) had a 'Suicide' space that would cause you to instantly lose.

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e0BjE TIL J.P. Morgan died with an estimated fortune of “only” $80 million (approx. $1.5 billion in 2015 dollars), upon hearing this John D. Rockefeller remarked “and to think, he wasn’t even a rich man”.
574R TIL of a kingdom in the Niger Delta which held no military authority over its citizens whatsoever, believed all violence was an abomonation, and served as a safe haven for all refugees and slaves for a thousand years, all the way up untill 1911.
KYXM4 TIL illegally dumped hydrocarbons caused a Friday February 13, 1981 series of explosions which destroyed more than 13 miles (21 km) of sewer lines and streets in the center of Louisville, Kentucky.
ZpegB TIL that a Far Cry film, based on the video game, was released in 2006. Directed by Uwe Boll, it was a major box-office bomb, making only $743,000 against a $30 million budget.
epk04 TIL about Jean Meslier, a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism.