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TIL that the video game company SNK—makers of the 'King of Fighters' and 'Metal Slug' games—is now (96.18%) owned by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, through his MiSK Foundation.

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JGpQ TIL that while the real “Santa Claus” may have been from Turkey, Father Christmas is actually a version of Odin, and the eight reindeer pulling the sleigh represent the eight legs of Sleipnir, Odin’s horse.
Y71xx TIL the game of Go is so complex that the number of legal board positions, which has been calculated to be approximately 2.1×10^170, is far greater than the number of atoms in the observable universe, which is estimated to be on the order of 10^80.
jXma TIL Jif natural peanut butter has to be labeled as “peanut butter spread” because it doesn’t meet the FDA requirements for peanut content–its “non-peanut ingredients” exceed 10 percent.
G4m1 TIL Monica Lewinsky couldn’t get a full-time job for 17 years after she left the Pentagon in 1997.
VX6B TIL that In 2000, Mos Def purchased a struggling bookstore, transforming it into a Center for Education and Culture for the community. This non-profit preserved the mission of its original architect, which was to promote literacy and multicultural awareness for people of color.