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TIL There is a large statue of Sonic the Hedgehog in a remote village in Japan. Local farmers purchased it from a closed SEGA theme park about two decades ago.

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wLvpE TIL that tech support operators will occasionally use error codes such as PEBKAC (Problem exists between keyboard and chair) or ID-Ten-T (ID10T) to discreetly imply that an error isn't with the device, but with the user.
5bPp TIL The people of Shitterton, UK, banded together to buy a big rock to put the name on. As people kept stealing the sign.
OGaLR TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings.
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