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TIL that Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag has attracted criticism from PETA for it’s whaling mechanic. In response Ubisoft stated that they did not condone “illegal whaling” any more than they condoned “a pirate lifestyle.”

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epvlb TIL that King Augustus II of Poland was a voracious womanizer. He had only one legitimate son—the future King Augustus III—but some contemporary sources claim that he had as many as 365 or 382 children.
N7JwP TIL that Steve Callahan survived 76 days lost at sea in a small raft after his sloop sank due to a collision; where he faced sharks, lack of drinkable water, food and atrophy. His survival skills were sought after by the director of the critically acclaimed Life of Pi.
9Rbr TIL that Oklahoma’s state vegetable is a watermelon
Y7baZ TIL Maestre Anes (also “Juan Alemán de Aquisgrán”, “Hans from Aachen”) was the first person circumnavigate the world twice with Magellan and Loaisa Expedition.
N74bJ TIL that despite his famous last name, before becoming president Franklin Delano Roosevelt inherited most of his wealth from his grandfather Warren Delano Jr., who made his fortune as a drug smuggler in China.