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TIL: In 2014, in the game EVE Online, a massive battle was fought over territory which ended up causing losses of $330,000 actual dollars because of the destruction of players' ships. EVE Online's currency is tied to actual dollar values and the losses for individual ships could cost up to $4,000.

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