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TIL the Nintendo 64 is named "64" because of it`s processor architecture, this being of 64 bits

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74XL TIL all of the filming for the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy (aside from a few pick-ups) was completed before the release of Fellowship
yQ1Ja TIL about the "Well to Hell" hoax. The hoax suggested a wealthy Russian man drilled a hole many miles deep into the Earth eventually finding a cavern, and with heat resistant equipment, recorded the screams of the damned. The hoax travelled the globe.
gMWb8 TIL that, during season 4 of The Sopranos, James Gandolfini gave 16 of his co-stars $33,000 each, saying ‘‘Thanks for sticking by me.’’
p8vMN TIL of "poop" pills - capsules containing only bacteria from donors' poo which are used to treat gut infections. They have no scent, taste and are as effective as traditional fecal transplants while being much cheaper.
R1n8 TIL that all the ants in the world weigh about as much as all the humans in the world.