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TIL Two different people have committed suicide after being interviewed by Nancy Grace. One shot herself, the other set herself on fire.

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R5L96 TIL there's a volcano in the Philippines, Mount Mayon, known for its perfect cone shape. It's so symmetrical that it has become a popular symbol of natural beauty and has inspired numerous local legends.
M7OWB TIL Filipino movie star Corazon Noble was bayoneted 9 times by WWII Japanese soldier while trying to protect her 10 mo baby, who died after being sliced open 3 times, then helped testify in the postwar crime trials, and is still alive today.
kJOW4 TIL Lake Constance is the only place in Europe without clear borders as the countries that intersect it disagree over who has sovereignty. Austria thinks they own the lake equally as a condominium, Switzerland insists the border runs down the middle, and Germany's opinion is basically ¯_(ツ)_/¯.
vW6r TIL of Colorado Gov. Ralph Carr who during the Japanese Interment of WWII was the only Gov. to open up his state to Japanese-American citizens as a safe zone to avoid interment. The move cost him his political career.
pY70N TIL about The Guatemalan Syphilis Experiment was a medical experiment conducted by the United States government from 1946 to 1948, which involved intentionally infecting Guatemalan prisoners, soldiers, and mental health patients with syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases without their con