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TIL in Canada it is illegal to cause ANY bodily harm to a thief as they run away

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vrwL TIL that if you pirate “Game Dev Tycoon,” the virtual games that the player develops will be virtually pirated, and the player will go bankrupt, making it impossible to win.
wkdE TIL that Crows remember the faces of “dangerous humans,” with the memories likely lasting for a bird’s lifetime and may scold people who threaten them, bringing in relatives and even strangers to mob the person.
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