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TIL in South Africa it’s acceptable to defend against car jackings with deadly force. Which has resulted in some horrific inventions, like this under-car mounted flame thrower.

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MedN7 TIL that Andrzej Sapkowski sold the rights to CD Projekt Red to create the Witcher video games for a lump sum of $9500
RLkl TIL Tupac may have accidentally shot a six year old boy in 1992, but was never criminally charged despite evidence the fatal bullet came from a handgun registered to him. He later settled a wrongful death suit brought by the boy’s mother out of court for $300K-$500K
pYpO TIL that in 1990 an unemployed French physicist attempted a one-man invasion of an island and was arrested while reloading his gun on a bench by the island’s volunteer constable.
VMogk TIL of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, who walked a distance of at least 2,551 miles (4,105 km) through plains, desert, and mountains in the winter to return home to his family, swimming in rivers and even crossing the Continental Divide in the coldest part of winter.
6EpMl TIL that one of the rarest fish in the world is the Devils Hole Pupfish. They are only found in Devils Hole a water filled cavern in Nevada and are critically endangered with only 136 fish left in the wild.