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The magnum in Halo: combat evolved is so over powered because of a last minute programming change that multiplied the intended Dam output in the games code. When the map loads in an extra zero is added to the base dam.

Similarly, the leaders in the first civilization game had an “aggression” rating, and Mahatma Gandhi was given the lowest score possible so he’d rarely if ever go out of his way to declare war on someone. Fitting his nature as a peaceful protest icon. However if a player adopts a democratic approach in Civilization, their aggression would be automatically reduced by 2. if Gandhi goes democratic his aggression doesn't go to -1, it loops back around to the ludicrously high figure of 255, making him as aggressive as a civilization can possibly be. This is all due to a programming bug and the fact that the computers at the time couldn't program civ to recognize negitive numbers.


Speaking of civilization, There's a game of Civilization II that was started in 2002 and is still going on, and it's a hellish Orwellian nightmare

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.jo...isation-for-10-years-heres-what-happened/amp/
 
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Jasonfan89 said:
Similarly, the leaders in the first civilization game had an “aggression” rating, and Mahatma Gandhi was given the lowest score possible so he’d rarely if ever go out of his way to declare war on someone. Fitting his nature as a peaceful protest icon. However if a player adopts a democratic approach in Civilization, their aggression would be automatically reduced by 2. if Gandhi goes democratic his aggression doesn't go to -1, it loops back around to the ludicrously high figure of 255, making him as aggressive as a civilization can possibly be. This is all due to a programming bug and the fact that the computers at the time couldn't program civ to recognize negitive numbers.
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The developers loved that unintended glitch so much they made sure Gandhi became super aggressive in all the sequels.
 
This kid from Ghostbusters 2 who says the Ghostbusters are full of crap?

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That's Jason reitman son of director Ivan rietman and director of the upcoming Ghostbusters afterlife.

Awww like father like son
 
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In both Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas, Glenn Shadix's characters Otho and the Mayor of Halloweentown fall down a flight of stairs. In real life, Glenn Shadix died of head trauma after falling down a flight of stairs.
 
Rio is not the capital of Brazil its Brasilia
Las Vegas is not the capital of Nevada it's Carson City
New York City is not the capital of New York state it's Albany.

From 1785 to 1790 NYC was the capital of the United States, with George Washington being the only president sworn in there.
 
Jasonfan89 said:
Rio is not the capital of Brazil its Brasilia
Las Vegas is not the capital of Nevada it's Carson City
New York City is not the capital of New York state it's Albany.

From 1785 to 1790 NYC was the capital of the United States, with George Washington being the only president sworn in there.
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The capitol of Quebec isn't Montreal, it's Quebec City.
The capitol of Canada isn't Toronto, it's Ottawa (because it was the center of old trade routes during the fur trade boom as well as a link to the Rideau River).
The capitol of Australia isn't Sydney it's Canberra.

There's probably a good hundred of these kind of facts. Economic development unpredictability has caused a lot of geological misunderstandings.
 
The former capital city of Japan was Kyoto but it was later changed to Tokyo.

Japan is the only country in the world where the names of the former and present capital are anagrams of each other.
 
If The Matrix and the Phantom Menace were people, they'd be old enough this year to buy a beer.
 
A murder committed in outer space is subject to jurisdiction in the country that owns the space craft in which the killing transpired. In the event the murder occurred on an extraterrestrial planet (the Moon, Mars etc.), no country can own land of any other planet so the killer is bound by the laws of the country in which they originate.

You can also get married in space, as long as you put your affidavit into Texas, as you can marry there without both parties attending if there is good reason (Being in space is apparently one of them). Yuri Malenchenko was the first person to marry in space in 2003.
 
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A murder committed in outer space is subject to jurisdiction in the country that owns the space craft in which the killing transpired. In the event the murder occurred on an extraterrestrial planet (the Moon, Mars etc.), no country can own land of any other planet so the killer is bound by the laws of the country in which they originate.
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Under the protective principle in international law, countries have the power to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction over crimes by foreign nationals outside their national borders when they affect their national security interests, including crimes such as espionage. This would probably include murdering their citizens engaged in extraterrestrial activities, who would almost certainly be agents of the sovereign. There is also universal jurisdiction for some crimes, such as piracy on the high seas (or presumably in space), meaning any sovereign finding out about such activities has jurisdiction and, for that matter, an obligation, to take action to stop them.

In your scenario, two Iranians on the Moon could murder an American and only Iran would have any jurisdiction.
 
As of 2020 Annie Potts aka Jeannie from Ghostbusters and Bo peep from toy story is 67 years old
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Conversely heres a picture of a woman only 11 years older
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Under the protective principle in international law, countries have the power to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction over crimes by foreign nationals outside their national borders when they affect their national security interests, including crimes such as espionage. This would probably include murdering their citizens engaged in extraterrestrial activities, who would almost certainly be agents of the sovereign. There is also universal jurisdiction for some crimes, such as piracy on the high seas (or presumably in space), meaning any sovereign finding out about such activities has jurisdiction and, for that matter, an obligation, to take action to stop them.

In your scenario, two Iranians on the Moon could murder an American and only Iran would have any jurisdiction.
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You are more clued up than me, It was just what I was led to believe. I've just looked into Extraterritorial jurisdiction and I'm still not sure if the Moon would count though.

"If stabbing people is against the law in your own country, you’ve committed a crime, and that country has a right to prosecute. Somebody else also on the moon might be free to stab whomever without repression if his/her country has no law against stabbing".

That was another quote I saw. It only applies to actually being on other planets though, everything else in space, like the ISS, or any vessel would be closer to what you said than I did...

Anyway, food for thought, and I may have glossed over or read it wrong, but luckily two Iranians on the Moon isn't gonna happen soon... without a kaboom.


edit: My other fun fact... RGB Magenta isn't a true color, or at least it doesn't exist on the visible spectrum, and it's impossible to print, as it can only be seen on computer screens. The printed version is called "Printer's Magenta". The closest to it print wise is one of the flouro Pantones like 806 ( not Pantone Process Magenta funnily enough), and on computer screens 806 can only be displayed as RGB Magenta.
 
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Back in January of 2016, kiwis were using avatars with a French flag theme. IIRC it was because of a new French host at the time.

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(back then I made my browser make all fonts Andale Mono lol)
 
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Despite the no kids (pets ok) sign on the front of the building in Hey Arnold and the no children allowed sign in Toy Story 2. It is technically illegal for commercial real estate buildings including apartments and houses to ban tenents who have children. With a few exceptions such as housing for retired and senior citizens.
 
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