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TIL The company Blizzard inadvertedly inspired the creation of the digital currency, Ethereum, by nerfing Vitalik B's World of Warcraft character.

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6EBVW TIL halting sneezing via blocking the nostrils and mouth is a dangerous manoeuvre. It may lead to numerous complications, such as pneudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm.
m1K4x TIL when Carrie Fisher told Harrison Ford she was going to publish her journals & reveal they had an affair (Ford was married) while filming Star Wars (1977), Ford raised his finger & said "Lawyer!" Fisher said he could read it beforehand & take anything out. She sent it to him but never heard back.
QVdk TIL there’s an island in Japan where cats outnumber humans by a ratio of approximately 6:1. Welcome to Aoshima, the cats island!
yQnKV TIL Auto-Tune actually originated as a byproduct of the mining industry
XEXKj TIL many puzzle manufacturers reuse the dies which cut their puzzles into pieces, so pieces from one can fit into another. And one man has turned this into an art.