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TIL Richard Feynman’s dying last words were “I’d hate to die twice. It’s so boring.”

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K4PQ TIL that during the Panic of 1893, JP Morgan used $60 million in bonds to bail out the United States government.
N7VOM TIL on Metallica's 1986 tour, guitarist Kirk Hammet and bassist Cliff Burton drew cards for bunks. Burton won, drawing the ace of spades. Hammet replied, "Fine ... I'll sleep up front, it's probably better up there anyway." That night, the bus flipped and Burton was thrown from his bunk and crushed.
VZQD TIL that there is a ritual in Malawi called Sexual Cleansing which involves young girls after their first mensuration cycle to have sex with a community chosen man in order to get accepted by the community. This also is the reason of high HIV/AIDS rate there.
0dXgN TIL that at the funeral of his first wife, Kato Svanidze, Stalin said "This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity." During her burial, Stalin was so overcome with grief that he threw himself into her grave, and had to be dragged out.
5V70Q TIL - Microsoft "BOB", the failed user-friendly interface for Win 3.x, was created as a direct response to Packard Bell's earlier "Navigator". MS tried to force them to use BOB instead, forcing Navigator off with Win 95, threats of higher Windows prices, and licensing changes forbidding alt shells.