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TIL That the mother-in-law of Scientology leader David Miscavige was shot 3 times with a rifle: twice in the chest and one fatal shot to the head. Her death was ruled a suicide.

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p86aQ TIL bears in china are caged as cubs and never released, with many kept caged for up to 30 years in a practice called "bile farming"
njWP TIL that the solar system is passing through an interstellar cloud that physics says should not exist.
QNN4e TIL "99 Luftballons" by Nena became an international hit by accident, after a DJ mistakenly played it instead of another song
vPLXx TIL during the French Revolution, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, changed his name to "Citizen Égalité", advocated against absolute monarchy, and in the National Convention, voted to guillotine Louis XVI. Despite this, he still executed in 1793 during Reign of Terror as an enemy of the republic.
wox6J TIL Richard Simmons and David Letterman had a falling-out in 2000 after Letterman sprayed Simmons with a fire extinguisher during a prank, triggering an asthma attack. Simmons returned in 2006, only to face another prank where his branded steamer exploded on air, forcing him to run for his life.