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TIL Tiger Woods PGA Tour '99 was recalled because the entire South Park pilot was used as dummy data on the disc and players discovered they could watch the episode by simply putting the game disc into a PC.

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lo6rV TIL The Ancient Greeks had 6 different distinct words for love. Eros, sexual passion or desire. Philia, deep friendship. Ludus, playful love. Agape, selfless love. Pragma, a long standing love. Philautia, love of the self.
9y5M TIL Nazi Field Marshal Erwin “Desert Fox” Rommel was forced on orders from Hitler to either commit suicide by cyanide pill or to have his family murdered and legacy shamed. He chose to commit suicide.
XEW6j TIL that margarine was illegal in Canada until 1948, and was smuggled in from Newfoundland. In order for Newfoundland to join Canada, They amended the Constitution to protect their margarine production.
vPvvK TIL that Friedrich Fröbel in 1840 first coined the term "kindergarten" because he believed that children should be nurtured and nourished "like plants in a garden".
K1eQ TIL Nestle pays only $2.25 to bottle and sell a million liters of water