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TIL Bejeweled also originated in Russia, just like Tetris.

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4XB9X TIL that it's impossible to die of skin suffocation. The filmmakers of the James Bond films believed it was a real risk. For Goldfinger, which features a scene of someone dying of skin suffocation due to being painted gold, they had a physician present and cleaned the person as quickly as possible.
VBQ8Z TIL that e-bike use is increasing in Amish communities as an alternative to a horse and buggy
d8gv7 TIL In the 90s the NBA Supersonics owner demanded Adam Sandler to stop playing The Chanukah Song that mentioned the team's owner to be Jewish since at the moment of composing it there was another owner. Years later after the incident a Jewish man bought the team making the song accurate again.
kxme TIL that an unarmed man named Dillon Taylor was shot and killed by police in Utah on August 12. Investigators have not released the name of the officer and say the investigation may take weeks. cnn.com, foxnews.com, and msnbc.com have posted exactly 0 articles covering this story/demanding justice.
ZpXDp TIL Roger Ebert hated the 1994 movie "North" so much, it led to a book titled "I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie." Screenwriter Alan Zweibel claims people frequently quote Ebert's zero-star movie review to him and his son (who inspired North), and he keeps a copy of it in his wallet