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TIL Donkey Kong 64 was originally going to be a 2.5D platformer akin to the Donkey Kong Country games. This was changed 18 months into development due to it not being feasible from a production point of view.

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g554 TIL that 54% of the troops who landed in Normandy on D-Day were British & Canadian
yVGMJ TIL that during a trip to Moscow, then Vice-President Richard Nixon was exposed to high levels of ionising radiation while staying at the US ambassador's residence. After Secret Service agents loudly complained the next day, radiation levels dropped.
wrB6 TIL that IRA snipers killed about 200 British soldiers/policemen from 1971 to 1997, and even shot down army helicopters. A “Sniper at Work” sign warned soldiers of the danger.
RLrQ TIL that an Australian man named James Harrison was found to have an unusual plasma composition in his blood that has been used to make a treatment for Rhesus disease. He has made over 1000 donations throughout his lifetime, and these donations are estimated to have saved over two million lives.
KOZd9 TIL 70,000 years ago, a nomadic star came within 1 light-year of the Sun. And research suggests this close pass sent dozens of comets and asteroids tumbling out of the solar system.