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TIL Grand Theft Auto was influenced by Pac-man

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pYJyb TIL "This Land is Your Land" was a radical backlash to “God Bless America”
78xPZ TIL Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's "Avoid the Noid" campaign was personally directed towards and was antagonizing him, entered a Domino's restaurant in Chamblee, Georgia. Armed with a .357 Magnum, Noid then held two employees hostage for over five hours.
GKoE TIL Almost all is actually a mathematically defined term
MeVE0 TIL that one of the mint plant's first known uses in Europe was as a room deodorizer. The herb was strewn across floors to cover smells since stepping on the mint helped to spread its scent through the room.
5bJn TIL survivors of the USS Arizona have the option to have their ashes placed within the ship upon their passing.