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TIL the Wu-Tang Clan released a fighting game for the Playstation. The game was notable for being one of the first to allow four players to fight on the same screen.

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JY9jV TIL of Alexei Berest, who was the Soviet soldier that raised the flag over the Reichstag during the Battle of Berlin. He was not given recognition for his role in lifting the flag for unknown reasons. He later died in 1970 after saving a child from being hit by a train.
wXM TIL that there’s a museum in Europe that displays only objects that were meaningful to heartbroken exes.
vPwMK TIL that Beethoven composed some of his greatest works, including his Ninth Symphony, while completely deaf. He relied on his understanding of musical theory, memory, and vibrations to create music.
PY0LO TIL that ethics books are more likely to be stolen from libraries than other books.
4pag TIL that traditional mexican cooking uses herbs that take the “flatulence” out of beans