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TIL that before “Video Game Violence” in real life, there was “Board Game Violence” that was a ‘problem among teens’

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pYyQQ TIL that the Statue of Liberty was certified as a lighthouse until 1902, and--if it hadn't been decertified--would be the tallest coastal lighthouse in the world today.
606W TIL that in the 1960s Chrysler developed a car powered by a gas turbine engine. It could rev to 44,500 rpm, sounded like a vacuum cleaner and could run on diesel, petrol, kerosine, jet fuel and as the President of Mexico proved, tequila.
6E0M8 TIL in 2005, Astronaut Stephen Robinson had to fix the Shuttle Discovery in orbit to make it to Earth alive. Material sticking out between the heat panels had to be removed to avoid burning up on re-entry. He improvised tools, including a saw made with duct tape, and removed it on a spacewalk.
pYPBQ TIL there are about up to 4000 species of cockroaches in the world, and the population exceeds 2.5 trillion roaches
d8ryB TIL that the MRI of dogs’ brains show that they see their owners as family and prioritize the smell of humans over everything