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TIL It was Robin William’s idea to put Sid Meier’s name in front of the ‘Civilization’ and 'Pirates’ titles to capitalise on the success of Meier’s previous releases.

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D196V TIL the Indian Railways transport over 23 million people everyday. For comparison, Australia has a population of 26 million.
xVPMb TIL Cops arrested a 99-year-old woman so she could cross it off her bucket list
16BZD TIL famed Mexican wrestler El Santo's brother was actually the one that innovated a high-flying style of wrestling whereas his impact went beyond the ring and into film.
Jdel TIL that Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (Chairman of Nestlé) said that the idea of water as a basic human right is “extreme”
OGZQ4 TIL that Mulan's nemesis, the depraved Mongol leader Shan Yu, has the highest kill count of any Disney villain. His scorched earth war tactics appear bloodier than Scar's brutal, hyena-backed leadership of the savanna and subsequent ecological collapse.