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TIL: When Nintendo released the SNES in November 1990, it sold 300,000 units within hours; the ensuing social uproar led the Japanese gov to request all future gaming consoles be released on weekends. The Yakuza also took notice of the release; Nintendo shipped the systems at night to avoid robbery.

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XRyD TIL In 1956 Spanish athlete Félix Erausquin broke the Javelin world record from 83 to 112 meters by spinning it around like a Discus. The technique was later banned by the IAAF because it was seen as too dangerous.
woVKJ TIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its star
RYRa TIL an 80 year old man named Amou Haji hasn’t bathed in 60 years, sleeps in a grave-like hole, and smokes animal feces.
KYYKw TIL about the white-spotted pufferfish and the intricate ornaments they create as part of their mating ritual. to attract a mate, the male fish work for a week straight to create those circles which sir david attenborough called 'masterpieces'.
VMlXk TIL of the Titanoboa, an extinct species of snake that was 42 feet Long and 2500 lbs. This was by far the largest snake in the world and fossils weren't discovered until 2009.