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TIL that in 1982, the Quaker Oats Company released a game called Sneak'n Peek so as to compete with Atari

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GA7V1 TIL that Box Tops were created by General Mills to help raise money for school, and have raised over 1 billion dollars.
5YL68 TIL the author of Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, helped develop several Nickelodeon shows such as "Little Bear" and "Clarissa Explains It All". She was also head writer for Scholastic's "Clifford's Puppy Days".
OoZv1 TIL that the first proposal for space travel in English history was made by Oliver Cromwell’s brother-in-law in the 17th century, who thought that we just needed to fly 20 miles above the Earth to be released from its magnetism and sail to other planets to trade with the inhabitants.
VMk60 TIL Mother’s Day in Germany was made an official holiday during the Nazi regime, largely to encourage women to birth children for the “Fatherland.” Gold, silver and bronze medals were even awarded to women according to the number of children they had.
0wwd5 TIL about the Dunbar’s number. It is a theoretical upper limit of the people one can maintain stable relationships with. Suggested between 100 and 250. So if a town’s population is below the Dunbar’s number, it is more likely to have harmony and peace that a larger town or city.