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TIL that the first ever racing game was Gran Trak 10, it was released in 1974 and it was playable on an arcade machine complete with a steering wheel controller as well as pedals and a gear shift

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l7NRA TIL the Mexican War of Independence and the Mexican Revolution occurred 100 years apart. Because of that, their bicentennial and centennial were celebrated together in 2010. Both events also lasted about 10 years.
Obme TIL Alan Greenspan admitted he was wrong about unregulated financial markets
bJVp TIL, On August 4th, 1985 at the intersection of I-40 and U.S.69, a car and semitrailer carrying military bombs collided. The results were a series of explosions that lead to the deaths of 47 people and the evacuation of 6000 residents of Checotah, OK.
WJYo TIL that Gordan Ramsay had to leave his first job as a chef because he was having a sexual relationship with the owner’s wife.
LkKrp TIL that organs are not only older than pianos, but have existed as early as ancient Greece and required multiple people to play them.