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TIL that Israel’s nuclear doctrine is to nuke the entire world, even neutral states, if it faces a nuclear attack

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DQNvr TIL Ubisoft released a series of games for the Nintendo DS and Wii called "My Coach", meant to "developing projects that make people feel that playing games is worth their while, learn a new skill or improve their daily lives", according to the series producer Pauline Jacquey.
GA4QJ TIL that in 2003 Hideo Kojima designed a Game Boy Advance game with a light sensor built into the cartridge. The player's in-game weapon is charged by taking the game outside and playing it in natural sunlight, and game mechanics change when it's dark out in your area
VBdR4 TIL baseball legend Ted Williams’ body is frozen in liquid nitrogen in the hopes that future technology may someday be able to revive him
W7okL TIL Keanu Reeves's father was busted for selling heroin, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was paroled early, but he'd very little contact after that.
x6AZB TIL The hookworm parasite is believe to have contributed to the stereotype that the people in the US South were lazy.