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TIL claw machines are pre-programmed with a payout rate, only allowing users to win every so often. This has led to an ongoing dispute about the status of the machines as gambling devices.

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Wkm6B TIL People born deaf with schizophrenia see disembodied hands signing to them, as opposed to "hearing" voices
E1bBP TIL in some states in the USA, like CA, if you're over 18yo and able bodied, you are required by law to give reasonable assistance to police, including taking your car to chase a suspect.
LQQxd TIL about snake handling in Christianity. Members of some Christian sects in the Southern United States are regularly bitten by venomous snakes while participating in "snake handling" rituals. This ritual is inspired by a literal interpretation of the Bible verses Mark 16:17–18.
OmvL TIL, Andre Royo (“Bubbles” from The Wire) was handed a heroin package by a man who said, “Man, you need this fix more than I do.” Royo refers to that moment as his “street Oscar”
PY7xG TIL Nero never fiddled while Rome burned, because there were no fiddles in Rome. Violins were not invented until some 1400 years later.