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TIL Bejeweled also originated in Russia, just like Tetris.

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wngE TIL that the real Top Gun school gives a $5 fine to anyone in the staff that quotes the movie
awaZA TIL after an obese umpire died during a game, Major League Baseball decided to enforce weight limits. In 1999 under this policy, umpire Eric Gregg was fined $5,000 for exceeding 300lbs.
JYwPm TIL that in 1997 supercomputer Deep Blue made a completely counter-intuitive move against chess player Garry Kasparov that got into his head and may have caused him to lose the match; It was later revealed that a bug caused the computer to make the move at random
E1gYd TIL Many appliances have a ‘Sabbath Mode’ to allow them to be used by Shabbat-observant Jews on the Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
9YZWp TIL: When roosters open their beaks fully, their external auditory canals completely closed off. Basically, roosters have built in earplugs. This helps prevent them from damaging their hearing when they crow.