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TIL that when fans complained to EA about one of the many bugs in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08’, including one that allows a player to take shots from the water, they responded with a video stating that Tiger can actually walk on water and this was a feature, not a glitch

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VBoPD TIL there is a North Korean novel in English about a couple falling in love while studying at university in Pyongyang who later flee to China. The author Ann Shin met and interviewed many defectors
e0gXg TIL that in 1978, and architecture student discovered the Citigroup Center in NYC was susceptible to strong winds due to it being on stilts. Renovations to address the issue were done during a newspaper strike at night while employees were at home. This work was largely unkown unknown until 1995!
mxQOv TIL that Keith Richards Wrote ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ In His Sleep
M7y5b TIL the map of Juan de la Cosa, created around the year 1500, is the oldest known map to show America and was unknown until its discovery in 1832 by map enthusiast Charles Walckenaer in a Paris bookshop.
4kkVb TIL that Queen Elizabeth II had two severely disabled first cousins who were publicly pronounced dead in 1940 and 1961 respectively, but actually lived in a care home with no visits or support from the royal family until their actual deaths in 1986 and 2014.