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TIL the cousin of the “ Internet Bully Hero”, that slams a kid on the floor at school for bullying him, committed suicide. Because of bullying.

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9wp1r TIL of Lt. Col William Rankin. In 1959 he was forced to eject from the F-8 jet he was flying. He ejected over a thunderstorm, and the fluctuations of air pressure caused his parachute to open prematurely. As a result he was carried aloft in the thunderstorm for over 40 minutes before landing.
loQKG TIL that the dancers in Fame (1980) didn't dance to the title track 'Fame' in the street scene, they danced to a different song, Donna Summers 'Hot Stuff' as at the time of the three-day shoot, the song hadn't been written.
QxBa TIL Blink, the band that forced blink-182 to add the “-182” to their name ended up opening a show for blink-182
R7xja TIL from 1939 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service conducted a number of tests regarding the impact of untreated syphilis in unknowing subjects. The revelation of this led to the passing of the National Research Act, requiring informed consent from human participants in medical studies.
YW8Z TIL George R.R. Martin objected to Vietnam War and was fairly quickly granted conscientious objector status, with the draft board reasoning that being branded a coward for life would be enough punishment for not serving.