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TIL the term "Game Over" originated with light-up displays on 1950's pinball machines

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VMlYD TIL all employees who work for Four Seasons get a free five-night stay at any Four Seasons hotel every year.
8eGxX TIL The world's largest burrito weighed 5,799.44 kg (12,785.576 lbs) and was achieved by CANIRAC La Paz, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico on 3 November 2010. 54 restaurants spent 9 1/2 hours creating the 2.4 km (1.49 mi) burrito which was later enjoyed by thousands.
og7r TIL Lyudmila Pavlyuchenko is regarded as the most successful female sniper in history, credited with 309 kills during WWII
ZOJY TIL that the guy who wrote The Anarchist Cookbook became a teacher, denounced his book, and was unaware of how many perpetrators of violent crimes had a copy of his book in their possession.
QPJ6 TIL that Saudi Arabia, which gave us 15 of the 19 September 11 hijackers, will soon get the coveted “trusted traveler” status from the Department of Homeland Security.