The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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As of 2011, gamers have collectively spent over 6 million years playing World of Warcraft. That's almost as long as the existence of the human species!
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The four ghosts in Pac-Man are programmed to act differently: red chases you, pink just tries to position itself in a set way, blue tries to ambush you and orange is random.
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The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.
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GTA V achieved $1 billion in sales just 3 days after its launch.
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Donkey Kong was Mario's pet that he'd abused. Donkey Kong kidnapped Mario's girlfriend as revenge for the mistreatment.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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