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TIL that Sony ran a poster campaign for the PSP at a Manchester tram platform that said "Take a running jump here" and had to remove it due to concerns it might encourage suicide

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v1Q0L TIL The Knights of Malta (aka Hospitallers) are considered the world's smallest sovereign state and even issue their own passports.
4lBX TIL That the Prawns in the movie District 9 are not called that because of shrimp, but are in reference to the Parktown prawn which is a cricket native to South Africa.
Ooaa7 TIL of the "Gates of Hell" in Turkministan. In 1971, a Soviet drilling rig accidently punctured an underground natural gas cavern. To head off a environmental catastrophe, the Soviets set the gas on fire. The crater has been burning continuously for 47 years since.
Ok87 TIL Swiss company Credentis developed a peptide that repairs & strengthens teeth, removing the need for drilling and fillings. The final product is called Curodont, and is currently available in Europe.
16M8D TIL: Fiddlesticks are traditional instruments used to add percussion to old-time/Cajun fiddle music, allowing two people to play the fiddle at the same time. While the fiddler plays in normal fashion, a second person uses a pair of sticks, or knitting needles etc. to tap out a rhythm on the strings.