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TIL that the autopsy of Robbin Williams revealed he had Lewi body dementia, which is thought to have been “the critical factor” that led to his suicide; not depression. Neither drugs nor alcohol was found in his blood. RIP.

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OoDba TIL of Ultimate Tazer Ball, a short lived sport with the intention of getting a large medicine ball into the opposing team’s goal. Every player was armed with a stun-gun used to stop opposing players from scoring.
J1nLm TIL the belief that the two disasters involving the De Havilland Comet were caused by square passenger windows is a myth. The two planes involved actually used rectangular windows with rounded edges; and the "square windows" is actually the square cut-out for the ADF Antenna above the cockpit.
eX6n TIL of Vitaly Kaloyev, a Russian man who lost his family in a 2002 airliner collision. 2 years later Vitaly tracked down the air traffic controller responsible for the crash, murdered him in front of his family, served 3 years in prison, and then returned home to a hero’s welcome.
aw6dy TIL that there are fewer people living in New York, Rome, Paris and Barcelona combined than the Chinese city Tianjin
9Yjor TIL that so many people around the world still use Kerosene lamps because they don't have electricity that they consume about the same amount of Kerosene as the US uses in jet fuel (which is essentially also Kerosene)