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TIL: People demanded refunds of the game ‘Bioshock Infinite’ after not wanting to do the force baptism sequence that is required to advance in the game.

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dKL8 TIL a man was ordered to pay child support after his girlfriend performed oral sex, saved his semen, and inseminated herself.
6EBbl TIL with a 7 bil almond industry in Central California, almond farmers pay up to $350 a beehive to keepers for pollination services. This creates a wave of beehive theft. More than 500 beehives went missing so far this year in this region.
6EpJ7 TIL that in 2014 Korean Air vice president Heather Cho was so angry about receiving macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a plate, she forced the plane to taxi back to gate and unload the offending flight attendant. "Nutgate" ended up costing her 5 months in jail
VQo0 TIL that gyro, döner, and shawarma are just the Greek, Turkish, and Arabic names for the same dish. All three words mean “to turn,” referring to the turning spit of meat used in the cooking process.
J1Jvm TIL Barbara Bagley sued herself for the wrongful death of her husband. The district court dismissed the complaint, concluded that a person cannot simultaneously act as plaintiff and defendant in a wrongful death or survival action suit.