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TIL: The Atari 2600, adjusted for inflation, cost $790 in today's dollars

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Q15a TIL that scientists used to present their research to royal patrons instead of publishing journal articles, and receive gifts in return; the astronomer Tycho Brahe received exotic animals, an island and chemical secrets as well as cash