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TIL Between 2012 and 2013, over 100 people have self-immolated in Tibet.

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9nV6 TIL that in December 1979 a man was killed by a flying lawnmower at a Jets game.
B9jx TIL Looney Tunes was created to promote WB’s music catalog in the 1930’s. That’s why it’s “Tunes” and not “Toons”
epZr6 TIL that Gorgonzola is one of the oldest known blue cheeses, having been created around AD 879, though it is said that it did not contain blue veins until around the 11th century.
6lDm TIL a 10-year-old saved his great-grandmother’s life in a speeding vehicle after she fell unconscious while driving. As they veered into oncoming traffic, the boy grabbed the wheel and guided the car to a halt in a mud filled ditch. Hailed as a hero, he credited his skills to playing Mario Kart.
YPKZ TIL: At age 4, U.S woman’s soccer star Abby Wambach was transferred from the girls’ to the boys’ team after scoring 27 goals in three games.