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TIL the director of Predator and Die hard made a trailer for Ubisofts 2017 Ghost recon: Wildlands and served time in prison for being involved in illegal wiretapping

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m107R TIL that the impact of boxing gloves on the injuries is a controversial issue, a report by the British Medical Association concluded that glove do not reduce brain injuries and may even increase them.
4XWrJ TIL that the country with the highest annual gambling spending per capita is Australia ($1200). Afterwards come Singapore ($1100), Ireland ($600), Canada ($570), Finland ($560), Italy ($517), Hong Kong ($500), Norway ($448), Greece ($420), and Spain ($418)
69gOW TIL Romans used Geese as guard animals due to their very aggressive nature and large numbers. They were so effective Romans considered them sacred
a8jrA TIL that young female chimpanzees in the wild play with sticks like dolls, revealing possible biological and social roots for gendered play behaviors
GYpvN TIL - In 2013 there was a Japanese remake of the film Unforgiven that replaces the gunslingers with Samurai, making it a reverse homage to the westerns that were inspired by Samurai films