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TIL: That the old mnemonic of "Red touches black, it’s a friend of Jack" for coral snakes isn't reliable.

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VBdeQ TIL Donnie Yen (the blind monk in Star Wars: Rogue One/star of the Ip Man films) was once leaving a Hong Kong nightclub with his girlfriend when they were attacked by a gang who had been bothering them earlier in the night. Donnie hospitalised 8 of them.
R7Mmj TIL suicides nationwide increased by 10 percent after Robin Williams’ death; researchers found a convincing parallel between the increase and sensationalized coverage/headlines of his death that violated CDC guidelines, focusing on the method of death
ORn1 TIL that Transport for London has a history of giving babies born on a train/in underground stations free lifetime rail/train passes
7rxZM TIL Crucifixion is still legal in Sudan
ppGN TIL: One of the first signs of a blood type mismatch in a transfusion is ‘a feeling of impending doom.’