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TIL that EVE Online, a huge space-themed MMO, had an online player battle so big that it lasted 21 hours, costing an theoretical real-world value of $330,000 in microtransactions, and had been the largest recorded player vs. player battle in history. It is known as the Bloodbath of B-R5RB.

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