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Today I learned that patriarchal surnames were uncommon in England before the Norman Invasion of 1066-1071.

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y1Pa TIL while developing the 1994 hit game “Donkey Kong Country,” programmers found that real-life gorillas moved too slow for a fast-paced game. Instead, Donkey Kong’s movements were based off a horse’s gallop.
mx6p TIL that Dan Harmon, creator of Community, based the series off of his real-life experiences at Glendale Community College.
Gn6J TIL that Jake Lloyd (Young Anakin Skywalker) retired from acting, destroyed all of his Star Wars memorabilia, and refuses to watch any of the movies because he finds them too “creepy”.
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