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TIL Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of TETRIS(1984) did not receive any royalties from one of the most popular video game titles until 1996 as the rights were owned by his employer the Soviet government.

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OlYY TIL: on August 14 1945, more than 1,000 Japanese officers raided the Imperial palace to destroy the recording of the Emperor’s speech of surrender. Confused by the layout of the palace, the rebels never found the recording. It was later smuggled outside in basket of women’s underwear for broadcast.
gjVL TIL in 2012, over 1 million residents in the Zimbabwe city of Bulawayo were asked to flush their toilets exactly at 7:30 PM on a Saturday to unblock and clear out the sewer system of the city.
l76W7 TIL Lonely parrots can be taught to call their buddies.
AD45a TIL the world's most isolated ice caves are in Hawaii. They are frozen all year round with permanent ice.
n8LW TIL that during WWII there was a huge fight between New Zealand and American soldiers because the Yanks wanted segregated bars and tried to keep Maori soldiers out of drinking establishments