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TIL Just before the SEGA Dreamcast was released, Sony announced the PlayStation 2 and exaggerated its performance capabilities in order to undercut the Dreamcast’s sales.

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yQa9M TIL: Because of the Pearl Harbor attack, 3 sailors suffered being trapped in their submarine for 16 DAYS before they died
M9vK TIL that the movie, U-571, states that Americans were responsible for capturing the first enigma machine. The truth is that the first enigma machine was captured by the British, 7 months before the Americans entered the war.
PGbg TIL, the US Navy retired its nuclear cruisers because it was cheaper than to refuel them
Wj0o TIL When you are ignored by a person whose attention means the most to you, the reaction in your brain will be similar to physical pain.
wE6o TIL that the popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old kid.