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TIL video game Buck Bumble was criticized for having foggy graphics. One critic defended it by pointing out that the game is set in England

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x6oJ7 TIL that there was a 60s band named Nirvana that tried to sue the 90s band for having the same name as them. They wanted to cover them after that, but the project was scrapped due to Kurt Cobains death.
9Mn6 TIL The success of Venice during the Middle Ages has been credited to its system of government which selected politicians by lottery
BrLar TIL Ara Abrahamian, Greco-Roman wrestler for the Swedes in the 2008 Olympics, lost a semifinal due to a controversial ruling. The refs refused to review match video. Ara calmly accepted the bronze medal, then placed it on the mat and walked off. The IOC gave him a lifetime ban from the Olympics.
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e0Krg TIL that honeybees let out a ‘whoop’ when they bump into each other. This vibrational pulse, long thought to be a signal to other bees to stop what they are doing, might actually be an expression of surprise