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TIL 99% of Rollercoaster Tycoon was programmed in Assembly single-handedly by one guy

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VMRR0 TIL A British Royal Marine threw himself onto a grenade to save the lives of his comrades. His body armour and backpack shielded him from the blast. He was left with just a nosebleed and headache.
OGeA6 TIL that in 1993 Todd Rundgren released the first interactive album, No World Order, for the Philips CD-i (under the name TR-i). The disc allowed listeners to listen to six different versions of the album from guest producers and make their own mix.
47A6 TIL while working as maids Léa Papin and her sister Christine were found guilty of murdering their employer’s wife and daughter. Léa was given a reduced sentence of eight years due to good behaviour, and upon release moved to Nantes where she continued her livelihood as a hotel maid.
4XowJ TIL there was once a Viking king who ruled as the King of England...for about 5 weeks.
78GpO TIL About 70 percent of the material for the original Human Genome Project came from some dude in Buffalo, NY.