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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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O4JR TIL the Bat'leth (a Klingon sword from Star Trek) is classified as a weapon and has been used in several real-world crimes
7rnMP TIL: There is a diamond mine open to the public in Arkansas, it is the only diamond mine open to the public. So far 31000 gems have been found since it became a state park in 1972, the visitors keep what they found.
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6pLm TIL that tooth enamel, the hardest and most mineral dense substance in our bodies, is primarily composed of dense rods of hydroxyapatite crystals.