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TIL that it is illegal to die in a town in Italy

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jVOR TIL Rather than use the marketing budget on ads for Total War-Rome, the game developers hired a group to create (entertaining) Youtube videos about the Punic Wars and Roman History. And, they suggested this group not mention or market the game, “Just teach history”.
daEE TIL That the NRA has a lightsaber in their “Treasure Collection” of Guns
R76Qa TIL the world's largest single site of dinosaur bones lies quietly beside a Canadian town of just 37 people.
yVW7V TIL that the Memphis Grizzlies’ first arena is a giant pyramid. After they moved out, Bass Pro Shop bought it and turned it into a superstore.
loxV7 TIL John Steinbeck’s dog, Toby, ate his manuscript of Of Mice and Men. There was no other draft. Steinbeck said of the incident, “I was pretty mad but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically. I didn’t want to ruin a good dog for a ms (manuscript), I’m not sure is good at all.”