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TIL that Disney owns part of a Canadian Porn streaming service through ESPN

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Zpm5D TIL that in 1987, Nintendo released a 3D system for the Famicom. The system used shutter glasses to create an illusion of depth. While the effect worked, the system was a commercial failure, and only seven games were released for it.
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