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TIL that Nintendo had a free phone number (206.885.PLAY) that would help you beat a level if you were stuck. It was free so that kids would beat the game faster and buy a new game.

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mZNP TIL that if you are a married priest but then convert to the Catholic Church you are allowed to keep your wife
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05ry TIL that nuclear landmines were a thing, even until the late ‘80s.