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TIL A man tried to get the expressed written consent of Major League Baseball in order to give an account of the game to his friend, as their legal disclaimer states is required. He never got it.

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WkmbY TIL that the developers of the racing simulator game Assetto Corsa were attempting to find the source of what they believed to be a bug with the in-game traction control. In reality, the "bug" was the simulation accurately recreating a real world physics problem they were unaware of.
b6bVE TIL that pilots and other professions that require wearing air-tight sealed oxygen masks or respirators cannot have facial hair as it can prevent that air-tight seal.
rRK6o TIL About Coober Pedy, an Australian town where 80% of its residents live underground.
mxXaP TIL that a 74 year old Japanese man dressed as a ninja and burgled 254 homes and stole $260,000 worth of goods before finally being caught by local police.
9YPNm TIL Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell who watched long lines of customers at a Mexican restaurant. He ate there regularly, attempting to reverse-engineer the taco recipe, and eventually persuaded the owners to show him how they were prepared. With this knowledge, he opened a stand selling tacos.