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TIL that there is only one case of suicide via radiation poisoning in the US.

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wL6O7 TIL German-Italian microcar BMW Isetta was modified to hide a person inside the engine bay in order to escape unsuspecting East German border police. Nine people were able to defect successfully before being discovered.
Q0QM TIL that in the strictest sense only English, Spanish and French are considered world languages
5Yjpn TIL baseball announcer Phil Rizzuto publicly maintained he was tricked by Meatloaf when he recorded "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and did not know the song was about sex. But Meatloaf states Rizzuto did know the truth, but felt like he had to deny it after being confronted by his parish priest.
bmM7 TIL that there is evidence of early humans being killed and eaten by eagles
Vdbk TIL Draco, an Athenian law-maker in 620 BC, was smothered to death by gifts of cloaks and hats showered upon him by appreciative citizens