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TIL a game company hired Yakuza to kidnap a game developers sister because he decided to work with nintendo

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D1n6J TIL the animatronic whales used in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" were so believable that Paramount Studios got angry letters from people who thought they got dangerously close to real whales to film them.
bm60 TIL: A twin was born 34 min after her brother, but because daylight savings time switched, was actually born 26 min before her brother
6ZdQ TIL that in 1998, Nestle trademarked the tubular packaging of Smarties. It later sued Masterfoods Denmark which marketed M&Ms in a similar package. The Supreme Court of Denmark later ruled that a basic geometrical shape couldn’t be trademarked, and ordered the trademark to be removed.
GAQd1 TIL that to get a shot at the World Championship, boxer Joe Louis had to agree to give up 10% of his earnings for the next decade, to the defending champion James J Braddock. This would earn Braddock and his manager $150,000.
Zp0GB TIL: We domesticated the silk moth 5000 years ago for sericulture. They lost their ability to fly, lack fear of predators, & have lost native color pigments since camouflage is not useful as they only live in captivity. They're entirely dependent on humans for survival, including finding a mate.