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TIL that an anti-piracy firm Prenda Law has been seeding and uploading movies that they have bought rights to, to bait torrent downloaders and make them pay-out-of-court damages.

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v1bAK TIL the arteries of the blue whale—the largest living creature on earth—are so big that a full-sized human being could swim through them. Blue whales can grow to over 100 ft long, and weigh over 100 tons. Their hearts can weigh up to 1,300 lb—with aortas over 9 inches in diameter & HR of 8-10 bpm.
78VZX TIL a lactating Virgin Mary supposedly reanimated and shot her milk across a room and into a man's mouth or eyes. There are multiple holy paintings of that "miracle."
MeO1K TIL: “Judas Goats” are feral goats fitted with GPS. In Australia, the Judas goats, & their natural herding extinct, lead shooters to feral goat herds, so the populations can be controlled.
xbkb TIL The Nintendo 64 had online capabilities that were never released outside of Japan.
MekaV TIL that Virgin group owner Richard Branson bought Necker Island in the Virgin Islands at the age of just 28 for $180,000 in 1978, it was supposed to be worth $6 million but he somehow managed to buy it for $180,000. He still lives on the island to this day.