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TIL that Pac-Man is the top selling arcade video game of all time. With sales of more than 400,000 units, it brought in $6 billion in revenue, or about $19.5 billion in 2024 dollars

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4ka1X TIL that the Panopticon prison design used centrally positioned guards to create the illusion of constant surveillance, ensuring low-cost control over inmates behavior
Lk67Q TIL about radio host Joe Pyne. The former Marine and WWII veteran once had Frank Zappa on his show. Pyne quickly went on the attack with, “So I guess your long hair makes you a woman.” Zappa quickly fired back, “So I guess your wooden leg makes you a table”.
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