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TIL some game companies made the game harder if it was pirated rather than implementing DRM

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6eyX TIL That there are nerves at the end of your rectum that distinguish between gas and feces. Sometimes these nerve endings become confused, hence, a shart.
MeWo0 TIL that a 2019 study found human empathy towards other animal species decreased in line with the amount of time since our evolutionary paths diverged
v1rQx TIL that the band Chicago is the second most successful American rock band of all time (topped by the Beach Boys) in terms of both albums and singles on the Billboard charts.
69Wvm TIL Anne Rice author of Interview with the Vampire wanted English actor Julian Sands to play the role of Lestat and was disappointed with the studio's pick of a better known Tom Cruise. She unsucessfully proposed alternate picks. Despite this rice was subsequently pleased with Cruise's performance
v1AZj TIL The ritual of releasing doves in the Olympics originated in 1896. The ritual was altered to be purely symbolic after the doves released in the 1988 Seoul Olympics landed on the Olympic Torch and were burnt alive when it was lit.