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TIL that in RuneScape, the "Party Hat," initially a common item from a 2001 holiday event, has become one of the game's most valuable assets. Originally considered worthless and often discarded, these hats are now rare collectibles, with some colors valued at billions of in-game gold.

m1VkO TIL South Korea recorded the world's lowest fertility rate in 2021 with a new low at 0.81. In comparison, the average rate across the world's most advanced economies is 1.6 and countries need a fertility rate of 2.1 to keep their population the same size, without migration.
n8GW TIL that Joaquin Phoenix rolled his car, and a man tapped on his window & said “Just relax.” Phoenix replied “I’m fine. I am relaxed.” The man said “No you’re not,” & stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette while gas was leaking into the car. The man was famed German film director Werner Herzog.
OoXQe TIL that for the English-language version of the Japanese Studio Ghibli movie, Ponyo, the animators had to painstakingly re-draw the lips and mouth movements to properly match the language change - "You don't think of this as being a dubbed Japanese film."
jNm8X TIL of the Hatfield-McCoy family feud, one of the most famous in America. Both families were Confederates, but one of the McCoys fought for the Union. While returning home from the war, he was murdered by a Confederate militia with the prime suspect being a Hatfield.
GYgdN TIL A 17 year old boy jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge as a dare and survived with his only injuries "bruising and tenderness"