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TIL: In 2016, Facebook livestreamed a murder in Chicago but later refused to take the video down "because it doesn't violate the company's community standards".

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0BJR TIL that when 16 year old John Paul Getty III was kidnapped in 1973, his billionaire grandfather refused to pay $17 million ransom. After the kidnappers mailed Getty’s ear to a newspaper, his grandfather only agreed to pay $2.2 million because that was the maximum amount that was tax deductible.
kJlW4 TIL that serotonin, commonly linked to happiness as a neurotransmitter, has a surprising dual nature: it can be toxic. When injected into the skin, it causes severe pain and is a key component in wasp, hornet, and scorpion venom.
9YyRD TIL that in 1956, F-11 Tiger fighter plane shot itself down because the plane was literally going faster than its own gunfire.
gM1e7 TIL: Before filming Bringing Out The Dead (1999), Nicolas Cage did a ride along with real paramedics. Early in the shift, a young adult was shot (in the butt). To prevent choking, Cage pulled the gum out of his mouth at which point the patient recognized Cage but thought he was hallucinating.
awAVb TIL that a teenager fooled an entire school and its officials by pretending to be the State Senator. He was chauffeured, given a tour, and spoke to the high school students about being involved in politics. They only found out when the real Senator showed up the next month.