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Z87LR TIL William the Conqueror’s victory at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066 forever changed the way that English itself was spoken because it introduced French as the language of government & business which was eventually blended w/ Old English and became modern English.
PA1Z TIL Duck Hunt is a two player game. A controller in port 2 controls the ducks.
xxGw TIL of Gate Control Theory which explains how rubbing an injury closes nerve gates and in turn reduces pain.
J1prj TIL Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Blur, is also the co-creator and lead singer of Gorillaz
7Lpr TIL A whip makes its cracking noise because the whip’s tip breaks the sound barrier and what you hear is actually a small sonic boom.