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TIL that Rollercoaster Tycoon was programmed in Assembly by a single man, Chris Sawyer

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v9PD TIL that Henryk Siwiak was fatally shot on 9/11/2001 and because the deaths from the terror attacks are not included in the city’s official crime statistics, Siwiak’s death is the only homicide recorded in New York City on that date.
m1anv TIL that a huge 20m (66ft) rogue wave hit the bulk carrier, MV Derbyshire with such force that it sent the ship underwater almost instantly, not even giving its crew enough time to save themselves, let alone send a distress signal.
5VwbR TIL that Liberia, Africa was founded in the early 1800s by the American Colonization Society (ACS), a group of Afro-Americans/Afro-Caribbeans, funded largely by white Americans. Liberia was run by the minority descendants of the Americo-Liberians until the assassination of President Tolbert in 1980.
p8v6Z TIL of Deloping (Delope is French for "throwing away") it is the practice of throwing away one's first shot in a pistol duel by firing into the ground in an attempt to abort the conflict. Alexander Hamilton is thought to have attempted to delope during his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.
Lpmp TIL Along with poor service the CEO of Time Warner takes a salary so large many of their employees would have to work for 1,000 years to equal it.