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TIL that 30 million live in caves in China

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by7a TIL Namco has a US patent on having mini-games inside of their game’s loading screens; this is why most games have such boring loading screens
N7vQe TIL Detroit holds the record for the city with the most rejected bids to host the Olympics.
x6Jlk TIL after a typhoon severely damaged the USS Hornet, the carrier attacked Japanese forces by launching airplanes over her stern while in reverse.
nWeXo TIL that after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his wins, seven successive Tour de France races (1999-2005) were officially declared without winners because so many riders who finished behind Armstrong were also associated with doping offences.
oQ9Y TIL that the term ‘movie star’ originated from Paramount Pictures. In 1916, the studio contracted 22 actors and honored each with a star on the logo.