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TIL the Depo Provera shot (a popular birth control) is linked to increased risk of brain tumors

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newbG TIL a man was killed by a Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone National Park in 2011. It was determined his running from the bear caused the attack, and it was a "one in 3 million occurrence." The bear was not put down until it was found near another fatal attack the next month.
95XB TIL that the Ritz-Carlton has for many years given staff $2,000 of discretion to be used to solve any customer complaint in the manner the employee feels is appropriate.
bZoE TIL Beck wrote all of Sex Bob-omb’s song for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
jQkX TIL that the creator of the Operation board game never received royalties for the game and was not able to afford his own surgery until friends and fans raised money for him online.
OZo6 TIL John Wilkes Booth strategically chose to shoot President Lincoln during what was widely considered the funniest line of the play, so that the uproarious laughter would muffle the sound of his gunshot.