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TIL despite the PS3 being out for four months by then, God of War 2 (2007) was released only for the PS2. Studio Santa Monica's justification to the Sony heads for doing this were that they wouldn't have to play catch-up to be PS3 compatible, and a PS2 release was accessible to far more people.

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DQwjr TIL that in 1992, the United States Department of Commerce prohibited the manufacture, sale, and shipping of toy guns unless they have an orange tip or are entirely brightly colored.
K5GG [TIL] that after WW2, France sent 49 (one for each state) special boxcars filled with gifts to the US, thanking the nation and her people for their help in World War Two. The train was called the “Merci Train.”
ANJBa TIL the "taste bud mapping" we learned in school has been discredited for years and is still a mystery.
PdVO TIL comedian Daniel Tosh auctioned props from his show, Tosh.O, to raise funds for a fellow comedian Andy Ritchie with a brain tumor, raising $25,000.Tosh then placed a double-or-nothing bet on a Patriots football game and won, ultimately doubling the money he raised for Andy.
RAy4 TIL The word “Goodbye”, an English parting phrase used in the West, is a contraction of “God be by ye”.