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TIL the Game Boy Color had an official rewritable cartridge for downloading games, and it was only discontinued in 2007.

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BrBEW TIL bills of $1k, $5k, $10k, and up to $100k used to be in circulation, a few of which were curtailed by Nixon in '69 to prevent them from being used in money-laundering
WkaPA TIL that Finland provides a maternity box to all newborns since the 1930s. It's designed to give all children in Finland, no matter what background they're from, an equal start in life. It contains bodysuits, a sleeping bag, outdoor gear, bathing products, nappies, bedding and a small mattress.
WkDQA TIL: the Wow! signal, discovered by volunteers, remains the strongest evidence of extraterrestrial communication. The "Big Ear" observatory was since dismantled to make room for a golf course expansion.
QNDEa TIL that a film version of "It Can't Happen Here" was passed on for being "anti-facist".
nW4go TIL that in 1429, King Charles VII of France exempted the town of Domrémy from paying taxes "forever", after a promise to Joan of Arc. Taxes were imposed again during the French Revolution.