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TIL Will Wright created the game "The Sims" after losing his home during the Oakland firestorm of 1991. Replacing his home and his other possessions made him think about adapting that life experience into a game.

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KOaRa TIL that much of the human genome is made up the DNA of long extinct viruses which infected our ancestors
Edaw TIL The University of Tokyo is developing a tactile hologram system. In other words, they are creating a hologram that you can touch and feel.
v1no7 TIL Chuck Norris has more than 6 black belts including a 10th degree in Chun Kuk Do, 9th degree in Tang Soo Do and 8th degree in Tae Kwon Do.
OoQDR TIL an ant wouldn't get killed if you microwave it. They dont have a high enough water content and because they are so small they can "dodge" the hot spots in the microwave just by walking around.
xVXA0 TIL Jackie Chan's 'Rumble in the Bronx' is glaringly and hilariously not shot anywhere near NYC. In fact Chan stopped trying to disguise the Vancouver location altogether about half way thru the film saying people really only wanted to watch action and didn't care if there were mountains in NYC