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TIL the N64 game Conker’s Bad Fur Day only sold 55,000 copies

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GAJOJ TIL of the winter-over syndrome, which affects scientists working in Antarctica. Symptoms include depression, irritability, aggression, cognitive impairment and a state of hypnosis known as "antarctic stare"
WkQoN TIL Paul Simon sent David Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of The Sound of Silence
E15XP TIL There's a company that takes your DNA sequence and predicts which wine you would enjoy.
0OwM TIL that Leland Yee, the Senator who fought to ban the sale of violent video games to minors, was arrested for attempting to traffic illegal weapons, including “shoulder-launched missiles”
VM1nQ TIL that the territory of Nevada was rushing to become a state in time for the 1864 presidential election. After writing a state constitution with only days to spare, they sent all 16,543 words of it to Congress via telegram. Transmission took 2 full days and cost $4,303.27 (over $67,000 today.)