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TIL that, in 2009, German goalkeeper Robert Enke committed suicide by train. Over the months after Enke's death, the number of railway suicides increased dramatically in Germany and several nearby countries. This effect was referred to as the Enke effect

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6E4PY TIL that in 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the US unjustly took 73 million acres of tribal land from the Sioux, including the sacred Black Hills. The Supreme Court the US to pay recompense totaling over $1 billion. The Sioux have never taken the money, instead demanding the return of the land.
Eg8Wp TIL Robin Williams final film was directed by the former lead singer of Gutterboy, whom Geffen Records signed to a $1 million record deal in 1989, an unheard-of sum at the time. The band was dropped after its debut and was dubbed one of the most "successful" unsuccessful bands in rock history.
orv8 TIL Charles Manson identified himself early on as a Scientologist and even used some ideology from Scientology as a way to get his first followers.
D75v TIL in in 1963, Lego started producing sets of smaller bricks specifically for adults (architects/industrial designsers) called Modulex.
d957 TIL River Pheonix was supposed to be the interviewer in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) but died. Christian Slater took his place, and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to all of River’s favorite charities.