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TIL Laser Tag was actually military combat training before it was commercial recreation

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x6oQB TIL: Mavis Beacon is a fictional character named after the singer Mavis Staples
l7M5N TIL Although situated in Basel, Switzerland, the Basel Badischer Train Station is actually an enclave of the European Customs Union of Germany. This means the station operates as if in Germany, due to a treaty between Switzerland and Baden (Germany) dating back to 1852!
W7EZB TIL that the IRS has free online sites to do your taxes
99ZQ TIL of the Nedelin catastrophe - a Soviet ICBM launch that went wrong, killing 78 (or more) people, who could not escape the explosion and burning fuel. It was suppressed by the government until 1989. Graphic video in comments
M4YK TIL that the name of the Japanese dish Oyakodon, translates to parents and children in a bowl. The dish consists of chicken and egg over rice.