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TIL dying of laughter is an actual cause of death. The last notable case was when a man of died of laughter because his pulse hit an estimated 250-500 bpm while watching 'A Fish Called Wanda'.

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b6r84 TIL that Snoop Dogg is paid $500k a day plus expenses as a special correspondent for NBC until the end of the Olympics. Snoop Dogg will allegedly cash in a whopping total of $8m for the entire 16-day span of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
5Yd4Q TIL the famous inventor Nikola Tesla became interested in electricity after his cat gave him an electric shock
YpR1P TIL A man spent 12 years in a coma but was completely aware and awake the entire time.
X8V8 TIL In 27 AD a wooden amphitheater collapsed in the ancient town of Fidenae which resulted in the death of 20000-50000 spectators. The Roman senate responded to this by raising building standards and banishing the creator of the theater, Atilius.
j6mX TIL Ethiopia has banned Skype, Google Talk, and all other VoIP services