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TIL that the Queen never gave a press interview, went to an election or publicly expressed a personal opinion.

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rRa7w TIL: When Nintendo released the SNES in November 1990, it sold 300,000 units within hours; the ensuing social uproar led the Japanese gov to request all future gaming consoles be released on weekends. The Yakuza also took notice of the release; Nintendo shipped the systems at night to avoid robbery.
gMbkX TIL "On H Street in Washington DC, there’s a dull-looking, 9 storey, tan-bricked, unnamed building. It’s so indistinctive, you could walk past it and not even know it’s there. And this anonymous building is the headquarters of the Secret Service"
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