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TIL that the popular MMO EVE Online hired an economist to oversee the in-game money. Besides writing internal reports, he occasionally intervenes to prevent inflation and unintended market consequences. EVE has about 500k users who partake in the game's hyper-libertarian online economy.

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9wDMp TIL HSV-1 causes up to about half of all new genital herpes cases despite most commonly causing oral herpes (cold sores)
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