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TIL Mario Cart was almost called Mario Race Wars

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yVnPw TIL the Irish language has three counting systems: one for math, another for humans, and another for non-humans.
LQ6Pd TIL in Norway, 'Odd', and 'Even' are common male first names. It is not unusual for a man to be named Odd-Even
QNynM TIL Champagne bottles are named after biblical kings and figures, from the Jeroboam (three liters) up to the Melchizedek (thirty liters).
pOPA TIL Eric II, King of Denmark was known as Eric the Memorable. No one remembers why
mxpPp TIL Manhattan was sold for $24 in buttons and cloth by the Native Americans to the Dutch