If you're into retro computing, you probably know about Oregon Trail; a simulation of the hardships faced by a group of colonists in 1848 as they travel by covered wagon from Independence Missouri to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The game was wildly successful in the US education market, with the various editions selling 65 million copies. What you probably don't know is the game's great untold secret. Two years ago, Twitch streamer albrot discovered a bug in the code for crossing rivers. One of the options is to
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Protip: Adding “: a study” to virtually any title instantly makes it sound more informed and scientific.

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You could’ve titled your comment as: “How to make title sound more informed and scientific: A Study”

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Drat, a missed opportunity!

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Answer: NO

Although technically the title is missing a question mark, I think this still falls under Betteridge’s law of headlines

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