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TIL a man hired assassins to kill his son’s WoW avatar to get him to stop playing

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Z86oD TIL: The most common type of vertigo is caused by crystals (that sense gravity) becoming dislodged from a gelatin area inside the inner ear.
Rbn1 TIL “scalp” is actually a mnemonic for skin, connective tissue, aponeurosis, loose areolar connective tissue, and pericranium.
GY711 TIL the first Troll doll was created by a danish fisherman who could not afford giving his daughter a christmas gift. When the other children saw it they all wanted one as well.
MeDv8 TIL large ships use sea water as ballast; the water contains all sorts of living organisms which when released, results in the spread of invasive species around the world. This has an economic impact of billions of dollars a year to the US alone.
0gM TIL the moment after an argument when you think of a really good comeback but it’s too late is called “L'esprit d'escalier”, or “stairway wit”.