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TIL the famous ‘risky selfie girl’, Russian girl Xenia Ignatyeva, who used to take selfies on top of high buildings and in other dangerous places with her boyfriend, actually died doing this. In 2014, she fell off a roof and landed on a live cable and got electrocuted to death.

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rRpkd TIL Sichuan pepper, commonly used in Chinese cuisine, was banned in the US until 2005
NWKe TIL In 2005 Benedict Cumberbatch was abducted and held at gunpoint by armed men in South Africa. After being let go he was eventually rescued by a stranger. He commented: “It taught me that you come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It’s made me want to live a life less ordinary.”
5V5dn TIL about the Flammulated Owl - known for its flame-shaped markings and "remarkably low-pitched hoot"
KOWBa TIL that early in his stand-up career Steve Martin once took the entire audience next door to a McDonald's and ordered 300 hamburgers only to then change the order to 'one small fries'
ADbAl TIL about The Game, a mental game where the objective is to avoid thinking about the game. Everyone in the world is playing it and no one can refuse playing it.