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TIL EA sent out Brass Knuckles to games writers to promote The Godfather II game, before asking for them all back shortly afterward upon realizing they were illegal in most states

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Xbj6 TIL Google hires camels to capture “street view” in deserts
W7PN TIL Painted Turtles hibernate in cold northern climates with the help of a type of antifreeze in their blood. During hibernation, they stop breathing altogether.
VMRR0 TIL A British Royal Marine threw himself onto a grenade to save the lives of his comrades. His body armour and backpack shielded him from the blast. He was left with just a nosebleed and headache.
9YavM TIL the voice acting in the original Resident Evil was so bad because the English actors had no idea of the context of their lines and the Japanese devs picked whatever take sounded the best to them.
VMYVB TIL that there’s a spider that is capable of insight, trial-and-error learning, and puzzle solving due its source of food: other spiders.