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TIL Roller Coaster tycoon was programmed by one guy. In Assembly.

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VBG9m TIL about Dyers Burgers, who have been using the same grease to cook for over 100 years
oBpZY TIL a Connecticut man purchased a 17 lb lobster named "Lucky Larry" from a restaurant & released him into an undisclosed location in Long Island Sound likely not to be dragged by fishermen. Based on Larry's size, he's estimated to be about 80 years old.
p8MmN TIL that during his 19 year NBA career, Shaq made 11,330 field goals. Only one of those goals was a 3-pointer.
Ooea6 TIL Japanese right-wing nationalists tried to assassinate Matsutarō Shōriki (father of japanese professional baseball) for allowing foreigners to play baseball in the Jingu Stadium. He survived but received a 16-inch-long scar from a broadsword during the assassination attempt.
dDLVQ TIL the 1971 Woody Allen movie "Bananas" was condemned by a US review board for the Catholic church. This was because of a commercial parody in which a priest promoted "New Testament cigarettes" during Holy Communion.