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TIL that in the original Super Mario Bros., you can continue where you left off in the last game by holding A down when you press Start

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yE0w TIL of the cockpit voice recorder of China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 captured the sound of the ground-proximity warning system giving instructions in English and of the crew discussing in Chinese the possible meaning of the English phrase “pull up”
9kom TIL Blake Anderson (of Workaholics) proposed to his girlfriend on the spot when he had found out she was diagnosed with cancer.
NXVEQ TIL a blue whale's tongue can weigh more than an elephant, and it has a heart roughly the size of a small car.
Drgr TIL during the Vietnam War special forces used a silenced pistol called a ‘hush puppy’ for eliminating noisy animals like guard dogs. It was also sometimes used on ducks.