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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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loZkr TIL that Marcos Alonso has a higher goals per minute average than Roberto Firmino in the EPL
KY9jw TIL the 1946 film, It’s a Wonderful Life, was unsuccessful at the box office, and became a Christmas classic after its copyright expired in 1974 following a lack of renewal and it entered the public domain, which allowed it to be broadcast without licensing or royalty fees
b9neE TIL that the number 8 is such a lucky number in China that the Chinese government scheduled the Beijing Olympics to begin 8 seconds after 8:08 on 8/8/2008.
GAZXj TIL that in the 1970s, the CIA used a robotic cat named "Acoustic Kitty" in an attempt to spy on the Soviets
loaRr TIL at the Battle of Almansa in 1707 the french army was led by an englishman, while the opposing english army was led by a frenchman.