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TIL Internet Group Suicide was common in Japan in the early 2000's - the phenomenon of committing suicide with a group of random people who met on online forums

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grAmL TIL in 1986 while being filmed for the Bangles music video "Walk Like An Egyptian", Susanna Hoffs moved her eyes from side to side to look at certain members in the crowd to counter stage fright and had no idea that a close up of her doing so would become a focal point and iconic moment in the video
R5d0w TIL "Super Dave Osborne" is the real-life brother of comedian Albert Brooks
7BRb TIL while working as a radio operator, Johnny Cash was the first American to know of the death of Joseph Stalin.
R7807 TIL that cheating is so acceptable in China that the people will riot if not allowed to do so. Over 2000 people barricaded school staff while chanting "There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat" after students were confiscated of their cheats.
jNZ0R TIL The word 'cactuses' is the English plural to cactus and 'cacti' is the Latin plural. Dictionaries list both and neither are right or wrong.