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TIL that Shigeru Miyamoto (Mario, Zelda, DK) told Retro Studios developers: “Please take care of DK. He is my friend" after a pitch meeting in Kyoto.

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l7xXB TIL that the Barclay brothers were knighted in 2000 for their support of medical research, to which they have donated an estimated £40 million between 1987 and 2000.
9YY96 B-b-b-buzzz
8eEVX TIL of phantom islands, an island which was included on maps for a period of time, but was later found not to exist. Commonly the result of navigational errors, mistaken observations, or deliberate fabrication, some have remained on maps for centuries before being "un-discovered".
PYxnw “It’s known that four cups or more of coffee lowers the risk for heart attack, stroke, and diabetes”
9wrlG TIL, all humans are born as arseholes. Being deuterostomes, the anus develops before the mouth.