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TIL Google provides the number for the Suicide Prevention Hotline when presented with the search terms “i want to die”

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7b0x TIL that Tom Hanks is an avid support of NASA’s manned space programs and originally wanted to be an astronaut, but “didn’t have the math”. He was awarded the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award in 2006 for his contributions to raising public awareness of space programs.
Akoo TIL: Superman used to be able to project a mini version of himself that had all of his super powers. Eventually he became jealous of it and tried to kill it but it ended up sacrificing itself to save him.
4kyQ5 TIL that California has been home to the most Super Bowl champions with 9 wins. Next up are Pennsylvania (7), Massachusetts (6), Texas (5), New York (5), and Missouri (5).
MerYA TIL that in 1909, Chicago publisher W. D. Boyce was visiting London and was lost on a foggy street when a Boy Scout helped him find his way, but refused a tip saying it was his good deed ("good turn") for the day. Four months later W. D. Boyce started Boy Scouts of America.
J0Xj TIL of Promethea Pythaitha, a young genius from Montana who was profiled on the CBS show “Whiz Kids!”, and how her IQ and Greek background brought about unwanted attention, hate mail, and the death of a stalker by police.