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TIL that a Florida band named Hell on Earth planned to have a fan commit suicide on stage at one of their shows.

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4XBP6 TIL about Celia Blay, a 65-year old woman who caught a murderer over the internet. A man had been posing as a female nurse online, trying to convince people to commit suicide. At least five people did. Blay gathered enough evidence to prove it was one man, eventually leading to his capture.
5YeL9 TIL the term ''Nickelodeon'' was used for early movie theaters that cost 5¢ to enter. An ''odeon'' was any building used for live entertainment in ancient Greece and Rome.
KvOR TIL Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump and The Shawshank Redemption were all in theatres at the same time in October of 1994.
rJ4d TIL although being gay is illegal in Iran, being transgender is fully accepted. Although once you change gender you must then only date the opposite gender.
Wk19B TIL Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins never felt lonely being in the spacecraft when waiting for Neil and Buzz on the moon. "The Columbia was a happy home. I had hot coffee. If I wanted, I had music. I trusted the machine."