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TIL the first publicly witnessed and verified perfect score in Pac-Man (without manipulating the game's hardware) did not happen until 1999

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aDoZ TIL that the African king/queen parents in Coming to America are the same actor and actress as the African king/queen parents in The Lion King.
448w TIL in 1916 there was a lynching on a man with over 10,000 spectators, including children on lunch break. He was hung up over a fire and then had his body parts sold as souvenirs around town. Then a photographer sold his pictures of the lynching as postcards…
a8jG9 TIL that lead(II) acetate has a sweet taste, and was historically used as an artificial sweetener. The Romans would boil unfiltered grape juice in lead pots to make a syrup used to sweeten wine and fruit. Like many other lead compounds, it is neurotoxic.
VBo0p TIL it was once possible to mail children under 50lbs through the USPS
v18O7 TIL about Kukulcania arizonica, aka the “Arizona black hole spider.” They ensnare insects by creating a velcro-like netting, inside a crevice, often on the wall of a building.