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TIL the tetris theme song was based off a russian folk song.

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Oo9QR Today I learned about the life of Tlatoani Nezahualcoyotl one of the greatest kings of the pre-Columbian era in America and about his incredible life in which he was a poet, engineer, legislator, philosopher, and a war that killed 14 rival kings with his own hands and father of 110 children.
JYE9V TiL Any polar bear found in Iceland is to be killed on site
grwny TIL the official name for a hashtag is "octothorpe".
vKlR TIL A Chinese construction company built a 30-story hotel in 15 days. The hotel is energy efficient, has air 20 times cleaner than comparable hotels, and can withstand earthquakes up to magnitude 9.
wooOE TIL that when Vincent Price agreed to do the voice work for Thriller he was given a choice between taking a percentage of the album proceeds or being paid a flat $20K. He chose the $20K