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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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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