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TIL that a man tried to make his suicide look like murder by tying the gun to helium balloons

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Oo0Me TIL "Kevinism" is a trend in Germany where parents give their children exotic sounding names which makes them a victim of ridicule. Especially someone called Kevin is perceived as "a particularly intellectually-challenged young person".
DQJmr TIL the heroines of the first Vietnamese independence movement were two sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who led a rebellion (in 39-43 AD) against the Chinese Han-dynasty overlords and briefly established an autonomous state. They were finally defeated and committed suicide by drowning.
neeYr A paleontologist examines the evidence.
R5eB1 TIL that Peter Cetera's vocal style is the result of a broken jaw from being assaulted by marines at a baseball game. He performed Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" with his jaw wired shut, and from then on he always sang with his jaw clenched even after it healed.
kO44d TIL the setting knob on toasters isn't a timer. It determines "doneness" by a thermal sensor that responds to how much heat is passing through the toast