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TIL Yurii is the Slavic form of the name George

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Q9Gd TIL in 2012, former Marine and game developer Amir Hekmati was sentenced to death in Iran for a video game called Kuma/War. His execution was overturned, but he remains in prison today.
XnZk TIL There is a pepper grown in Japan called the Shishito pepper. Only 1 out of 10 is spicy and there’s no way of knowing beforehand.
bdm4 TIL Kevin Spacey once directed and starred in a biopic - Beyond the Sea. Not only did he play crooner Bobby Darin, he chose to perform all of Darin’s songs himself.
gMYv7 TIL In November 2015, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania, reportedly ordered the 2015 Mauritanian Super Cup to go to a penalty shootout in the 63rd minute with the score tied 1–1 because he was getting bored with the match.
W7JR4 TIL Katey Sagal of Married with Children father was killed when he turned the wrong way into a helicopter tail rotor