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TIL the first 'light gun' game wasn't Duck Hunt on NES but Ray-O-Lite developed in 1936

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W7EX8 TIL in Japan you can rent a Super Mario go kart and drive through the streets of Tokyo, whilst dressed as Super Mario characters.
WBY8 TIL that during WWII, the US clandestinely manufactured and distributed a derringer-like pistol to be used by civilian resistance groups in Europe.
l7N8N TIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stress
4MlR TIL one would need to drink about 591 liters of SodaStream cola before breaking even. To put that in perspective, that’s 1.62 liters, about 4.5 cans, every day for an entire year, without actually saving any money.
oBDer TIL that there used to be a BUS service between London and Calcutta in the 1960s. The double-decker bus was known as Albert and the trips covering 7957 KM in 110 days & cost £145.