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TIL Suicides went up 10 percent across the U.S. in the four months after actor Robin Williams too his own life.

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5ZgB TIL On Aug 21, 2017 there will be a complete solar eclipse that will travel the length of the US continent, from Oregon to South Carolina, in 90 minutes. This route is referred to as the Path of Totality and for 2 min and 41 seconds it will seem like night in the middle of the day.
mBPy TIL the HTTP standard includes an error message 418: I’m a teapot. It is part of the standard detailing a protocol known as Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP) and is supposed to be used when an attempt is made to brew coffee in a teapot instead of a coffee pot.
P1N5e TIL Australian James Harrison learned that his blood contained a rare antibody capable of treating Rhesus disease, a condition causing miscarriages and infant deaths. Over six decades, Harrison's plasma donations are estimated to have saved over 2.4 million babies.
Q55p TIL that Agatha Christie was a surfer, and was probably among the first Brits to learn to surf standing up.
D1x1J TIL that in 1973 the Who’s drummer Keith Moon passed out mid-show. The band continued without him for several songs before Townshend asked, "Can anyone play the drums? – I mean somebody good?" 19 year old Scot Halpin, who had bought scalped tickets came up and played the rest of the show.