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TIL Babe Ruth once tried cricket. Finding the cricket stance uncomfortable he decided to use his baseball stance. He destroyed the bat and sent the ball flying multiple times, but lost interest in the sport after he heard what the best cricket batsmen were paid: a mere $40 a week.

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1605D TIL: North Korea has their own video game consoles. One is the Moranbong, a mix between the Wii and a Kinect. However, it is in reality a Subor G80 from China. The promotional images were also copied from Nintendo and Microsoft. The games include Contra.
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