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TIL Nintendo continued to repair the original NES consoles in Japan until October 31, 2007

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YmlA TIL John Cena holds the record for wishes granted with the Make-A-Wish foundation by any celebrity at over 400
1655d TIL there was a Finnish actress named Sirkka Sari who was born in May 1920 and died in July 1939. At a hotel party with fellow actors, she fell into a chimney while on the roof, thinking it was a balcony. Only 19 at her death, her life spanned only the interwar period, never witnessing WW1 or WW2.
a8Jlo TIL Electronic Arts tried to launch a NBA video game in 2010, but the demo was so glitchy that they canceled the completed game. They were projected to lose up to $60 million due to the failure.
wLE0M TIL a graffiti artist took Facebook stock in lieu of cash for work done at their first headquarters. When FB went public his shares were worth $200 million.
yQDye TIL The largest firework on record used a 62" shell, weighed 2797 pounds, was launched from a 26 ft metal pipe buried into Emerald Mountain in Colorado, and was launched with a starting velocity of at least 300mph.