› added 7 years ago

228

TIL that in development, the original Crash Bandicoot was codenamed ‘The Sonic’s Ass Game’ in reference to the fact the game was like a 2D platformer in 3D, thus requiring the player to look at the character’s rear the whole time.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

yNPM TIL that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea refers to the distance traveled while under the sea, not the depth.
7jap TIL in Thailand, pigtailed macaques are trained to harvest coconuts. Males can harvest up to 1,600 coconuts in one day, while their human overlords can only harvest about 80.
awrwL TIL about "paired kidney exchange", which allows you to donate your kidney that wasn't a match for your intended recipient (spouse, child, etc.) to a stranger but in turn receive a kidney that is a match for your loved one. Instead of two people going without a transplant, both get a transplant.
P1A7G TIL: Barbra Streisand had her dog cloned twice
eE4E TIL Piss from the Maned wolf smells like marijuana and one day had police searching for pot smokers at a Dutch zoo. The officers were really just smelling wolf piss.