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TIL human DNA is 50% the same as bananas

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QJA8d TIL that in 1982, Zimbabwe passed a law banning citizens from making jokes about the surname of the President, Canaan Banana.
e0WY5 TIL: The most expensive video game ever sold is a rare version of Super Mario Bros. that sold for $100,150 in 2019. Only one copy is believed to exist in unopened condition.
Ol87 TIL in 1977, the band Pink Floyd tied a giant inflatable pig to a power station as a publicity stunt. The pig broke free, and floated over Heathrow airport, where all flights had to be grounded to avoid collisions with the pig.
woylY TIL Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States & mastermind behind the D Day attacks was the president of Columbia University.
l7B1V TIL that Victorian Era doctors would use genital stimulation or manual pelvic massage to induce hysterical paroxysm a.k.a an orgasm to treat hysteria. Eventually devices were invented that took treatment times from hours to minutes. These devices would evolve to become modern day vibrators.