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DnLY TIL that Nirvana was kicked out of their own release party for Nevermind because of a food fight.
75ZX TIL that Prince Andrew, Duke of York served as a Royal Navy helicopter pilot for two decades. The UK government wanted to prevent him from serving in combat during the 1982 Falklands War, but his mother Queen Elizabeth insisted that Andrew fight. The Duke served in anti-missile decoy, ASW, and SAR.
XEWm6 TIL that raw red kidney beans are toxic. Three to four raw red kidney beans are sufficient to cause food poisoning-like symptoms.
gMbaA TIL that the @ symbol has been in use since the 1500s as an accounting abbreviation for "at the rate of". As in “12 widgets @ $1.” (The total would be $12, $1 each).
JYaQj TIL that in 1992, Sega orchestrated the world's first global launch of a video game, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. They chose a Tuesday and dubbed the event "Sonic 2sday". At the time, new games would release at different stores on different days. Thanks to Sega, Tuesday is now the industry standard.