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TIL: In 2012, Canadian Justin Williams assaulted and stabbed his neighbor for coming over tell him to stop yelling over a video game (World of Warcraft), he replied "it's not a game, it's my life" then grabbed and stabbed his neighbor. The neighbor lived, but now has a scar in his chest.

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oB898 TIL that “The Emperor’s New Groove” initially started out as an epic animated musical set during the Inca empire titled “Kingdom of the Sun” with songs written by Sting. However the project was completely redone after studio executives wanted it to be more funny and less serious.
JYOAm TIL that at age 84 Dick Van Dyke was resecued by porpoises after he fell asleep surfing and drifted out of sight of land.
l7YMB TIL During Prohibition in the United States, the U.S. government literally poisoned alcohol. When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning, law officials got frustrated and decided to try a different kind of deterrent—death
1aA17 TIL The 2020 Olympic Games will take place in Tokyo, Japan, as predicted in the manga "Akira" released in 1982.
E1k60 TIL about the Bombadier Beetle. The beetle stores two chemicals (hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide) in its abdomen and, when threatened, mixes them and ejects them from their abdomen in a chemical spray (with a popping sound!) that can reach boiling temperatures.