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TIL of Esmie Tseng, a top student and pianist, whose parents imposed impossible standards. She once was grounded for a 96% on an exam. When punished, she was forced to stand naked in a corner. In 2005, at 16 yrs old, she snapped, fatally stabbing her mom. She was tried as an adult and served ~6 yrs.

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QNyAe TIL of the The Fort Worth Perfume Panic of 2009, a smell began wafting through a Fort Worth call center that someone quickly recognized as a poisonous carbon monoxide leak. 34 people were hospitalized but no gas leak was ever found. The strange odor that people were complaining about was perfume.
g47 TIL if it stood alone as a country, the Great Lakes economy would be one of the largest economic units on earth (with a $4.5-trillion gross regional product).
WZdX TIL the actress who played Pussy Galore in “Goldfinger” took delight in embarrassing interviewers by repeatedly mentioning her character’s name.
epjen TIL studies have shown that in over 90% of factitious disorder imposed on another cases (first named Munchausen syndrome by proxy), the abuser is the mother. Fathers not actively involved play a passive role in the abuse by being frequently absent at home & rarely visiting their hospitalized child.
vPyeL TIL that Liza Minelli, daughter of Judy Garland, the actress who played Dorothy in the 1939 MGM film, “Wizard of Oz,” was once married to Jack Haley, Jr., son of Jack Haley, the actor who played the Tin Man in the same film. He was Minnelli’s 2nd husband.