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TIL Ultima Online had an Artificial Life Engine that was removed because players killed stuff so fast that the system couldn’t respond to it

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69YBJ TIL that while both male and female mosquitos buzz, males are rarely heard by humans as they don't drink blood. Female mosquitos buzz at a higher frequency.
0wQwj TIL a NASA-funded research project led to a dolphin being given LSD, and sexual encounters between the dolphin and the scientist
OobnL TIL In 1924, a man named W.O. Bashman found a 40.23 carat diamond in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Nicknamed the "Uncle Sam Diamond," it was the largest diamond ever discovered in North America. It was later cut down to 12.42 carats and sold for $150,000 in 1971 (about $800,000 today).
5V7lP TIL: That the term 'hamstring' came about as it was common to use the long tendons of these muscles to tie up hams or pork thighs for curing
Rn6 TIL Hallie Berry personally accepted her award for Worst Actress for her role in Catwoman. Her accepted speech included the line “First of all, I want to thank Warner Brothers. Thank you for putting me in a piece of shit, god-awful movie… It was just what my career needed.”