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TIL the Japanese arcade game Space Invaders was so popular it caused a coin shortage.

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DvpV TIL Woody Harrelson is a supporter of the 9/11 Truth movement and has supported reopening an investigation into the September 11 attacks. Along with other “truthers”, including Martin Sheen and Ed Asner, he will be appearing in a movie, September Morn, that will promote such views
Zp0v TIL that in June 2010, a 26-year-old man in Germany dropped his pants, threw a puppy at a group of Hell’s Angels, and then tried to escape to Munich on a stolen bulldozer, causing a 3-mile-long traffic jam before being arrested.
xwEg TIL that Nazi efficiency was fueled by crystal meth, allowing them to go days without sleep and stripping them of empathy
X6nk TIL “vegetable” is a culinary term, not a botanical term.
YpYRd TIL of Maurice Herzog, the french mountaineer who summited Annapurna 1 first in 1950, the deadliest 8000 meter mountain with a 32% death rate. Not only was this the first 8000 meter peak summited, but also the only 8000 meter peak conquered on its first attempt.