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TIL the developer of “The New Tetris” on N64 left an epic rant hidden in the code which he thought wouldn’t be discovered for years, but was uncovered after 3 days

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16BJ4 TIL that Abe Lincoln's son represented Robert E Lee's son in a Supreme Court Case to reclaim Arlington Cemetery as Lee Jr's personal home; he shortly thereafter sold it right back to the US Gov't. The wiki chain was Band of Brothers author Stephen Ambrose -> Historian Hesseltine -> Wash/Lee Uni
YpaGP TIL the cast of “Pirates of the Caribbean” learned how to work with cannons and swords in Pirates School, which included getting trained by the late famed swordsman Bob Anderson, who also was the lightsaber master who fought battles as Darth Vader in the Star Wars films.
On8X TIL that apes have been shown using language to ask questions (even complicated questions!) of primate researchers for over 40 years, and the other post to the contrary is total BS.
16l9D TIL it’s Mourning Dove, not “Morning” Dove
4k1Qa TIL that scientists used to think bismuth was the heaviest non-radioactive element. In 2003, it was discovered to be radioactive; but its half life is a billion times longer than the current age of the universe.