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TIL: Special Monopoly sets helped tens of thousands of Allied POWs escape in WWII

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VBY64 TIL there are more than 1,000 types of bananas in the world!
JY94l TIL Gibson Guitars is missing their 1959-1960 shipping ledger and is offering a $59,000 cash reward for its return
epkwg TIL that hanging toilet paper in the "under" position increases the risk of e-coli
nW4GP TIL that John W. Campbell Jr.'s mother had a twin sister, which disturbed him as a child as he couldn't tell them apart and inspired him to write "Who Goes There?", the novella "The Thing" was adapted from.