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TIL Space Invaders was such a huge success by 1982 it had grossed $14 billion adjusted for inflation, it was the highest-grossing entertainment product of all time

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Db4g TIL Scooby doo’s real name is scoobert doo while shaggys is Norvil Roggers
78xOO TIL the photgrapher of the famous "Earthrise" pictures is William Anders, but that the story behind the photos is more complex
vPRDx TIL of Boston Red Sox player Fred Thomas, who was granted a furlough by the Navy to play in the 1918 World Series during WWI. He remains the only active member of the military to play in a Major League game.
6EX4W TIL the first black FBI agents were recruited in 1919 to investigate Marcus Garvey's organization in order to find some grounds for deporting Garvey, who was a citizen of Jamaica, from the U.S.
jNMnN TIL Tennessee bans "omnibus bills." The content of bills passed by the Tennessee General Assembly can be no broader than the title of the bill.