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TIL that Miyazaki Hidetaka, the creator of Dark Souls, Sekiro, and Elden Ring, was banned from playing video games by his parents until he entered university.

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epxkg TIL between 2002 and 2018, 13 people were killed in Filipino karaoke bars while performing Frank Sinatra's "My Way" by other drunken patrons. Reasons include singing it in the wrong key or too many times in a row, or the "arrogant" lyrics putting off the audience. Most bars have now banned the song.
kO8E1 TIL that Isa Lake in Yellowstone National Park is the only lake in the world that drains to 2 separate oceans
8ayPL TIL that there is a procedure called "fecal transplantation". The doctor transplants feces from a healthy donor into another person to restore the balance of bacteria in their gut.
y8lX TIL Larry Lemieux, a Canadian sailor at the 1988 Olympics, was about to win a silver medal when he abandoned the race to save two other competitors who had capsized. He was given the Pierre de Coubertin Medal for sportsmanship.
ANoA4 TIL a 3,200-year-old tablet shows that ancient Egyptians took attendance at work and recorded absences. One type of reason cited for missing work was "wife or daughter bleeding" referring to menstruation because men were needed at home during this time to help with the housework.