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TIL that the mother of columbine victim Anne Marie Hochhalter committed suicide 6 months after the Columbine shooting by walking into a pawn shop, asking to see a gun, loading it with ammo she brought and shooting herself in the head.

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J1861 TIL that William Higinbotham, creator of the first video game (Tennis for two), also developed the ignition mechanism of the first atomic bomb.
BEXK TIL that the McCollough effect is a type of optical illusion with after effects lasting up to 3 months following 15 minutes of exposure. Also, if you only view it with one eye you’ll still get the effect in the other eye, indicating that the effect takes place in the brain and not the eyes.
EgPDX TIL Benjamin Franklin had proposed a phonetic alphabet for spelling reform of the English language. He wanted to omit the letters c, j, q, w, x, and y, as he had found them redundant.
X7Y8 TIL sex toys are illegal in India, and their sale punishable by 2 years in prison
LkoKm TIL it is estimated a quarter of the entire human population is infected with the airborne disease Tuberculosis