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TIL there is a mod that completely re-creates GTA Vice City, but with the GTA IV engine.

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8aXZG TIL about “Pikuach nefesh” the principle in Jewish law that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious rule. When the life of a specific person is in danger, almost any mitzvah lo ta'aseh (command to not do an action) of the Torah becomes inapplicable.
jwp TIL that Talmund style Jewish circumcisions involve the Rabbi using his mouth to suck the blood from the penis.
XKZR TIL that there is a a font that makes reading text easier for people with dyslexia
b9ZN9 TIL that a US federal law, still in existence, permits any US citizen to take possession of any unclaimed island, anywhere in the world — as long as the island has deposits of bird poop on it.
paE4 TIL the world’s largest parrot, the Kakapo, is the world’s only flightless parrot. It is nocturnal, herbivorous, and is one of the world’s longest-living birds with an average lifespan of 95 years. It is critically endangered. As of 2012, there were only 126 living individuals known.