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TIL about Mark Gleeson, a 26 year-old man who attempted to cure his snoring by pushing tampons up his nose, resulting in his death by suffocation while sleeping.

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5Yv6k TIL about Liam Ashley a 17 year old boy from New Zealand who had criminal charges pressed against him by his parents for using their car without permission. His parents denied bail so he would be sent to prison. While being transported in a prison van, He was attacked by a offender and killed.
GAo85 TIL of Mallows Bay, where over 200 wooden ships were abandoned and burned at the end of WWI. Now the shipwrecks are a thriving ecosystem and the site is a National Marine Sanctuary.
WkrQo TIL The legal battles over the "Monkey Selfie" ruined the photographers life to the point of making him drop photography to find work as a dog walker.
BJ7k TIL that Samsung is known for its countersuing strategy, where when caught red-handed for stealing a patent, countersue, drag the suit on while churning out products to gain a marketshare and then settle once it’s too late for the competitor. This led to Pioneer laying off 10,000 employees.
mEXY TIL Charles Darwin had debilitating depression that, by his own account, left him unable to do anything one out of three days.