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TIL in 2012 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that forcing a RuneScape player to relinquish his in-game items constituted property theft, and sentenced the perpetrators as thieves.

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rRkBe TIL that Mel Blanc, the voice of Barney Rubble, suffered a car crash during production of Season 1 and so the actors would crowd around his hospital bed to record lines while the producers used a built in speaker to direct. Around forty episodes were recorded in such a manner.
LQlXp TIL since 2007 Coca Cola has caused 14 deaths PER DAY
e0YeJ TIL: Snails burrow under the leaves and soil and hibernate. Their heart rate slows to where it hardly beats at all, and the snail's blood contains chemicals that prevent it from freezing, similar to many insects and other invertebrates, and even frogs and other animals.
mn0x TIL that the shape of an Pringle is called »hyperbolic paraboloid«
neXN9 TIL that despite ancient Roman bridges being the first large and lasting bridges ever built, many are still used despite being around 2,000 years old.