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TIL that the 'Nuclear Gandhi' bug in Civilization never existed, has been dismissed by the developers and was just a urban legend/mandela effect.

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7lkM TIL that in 2002, a Chinese publisher released an unauthorized sequel to the Harry Potter series, consisting of the text of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, but with most names changed to those of Harry Potter characters
XjxX TIL The original plans for the Sydney Opera House projected a cost of $7 million and completion date of 26 January 1963. It was finished in 1973, ten years late, and at a cost of $102 million, some 1,500% over budget.
nBro TIL During WWII a fully grown Reindeer lived on a British submarine, ate a navigation chart and got so fat that it couldn’t get back out.
E14mX TIL Penny Marshall, who played Laverne on Laverne & Shirly, directed Big, and was the first woman to gross over $100m at the box office
ne41P TIL that studded and spiked dog collars were originally intended to protect dogs from wolves, coyotes, and other predators.