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TIL of Brian Wells a pizza delivery man who was forced to rob a bank with an explosive device around his neck which led to his death as he ran out of time by being pulled over by the state police

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v16w8 TIL Tommy Lee Jones is a successful coffee commercial actor in Japan
pYBY4 TIL The second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died in mysterious circumstances in 1966. No autopsy was ever performed, the Indian Government released no information about his death, and the media was kept silent. His death is considered to be one India's biggest unsolved mysteries.
GMkG TIL that in 1958 in Monroe, North Carolina, two black boys, 7-old David Simpson and 9-old James Hanover Thompson, were arrested after being kissed by a white girl on their cheeks in a neighborhood game. They were charged with molestation and sent to reform school.
NXPAN TIL that Japanese Sumo wrestlers life expectancy is between 60-65 years old or about 20 years less than the typical Japanese male.
0wa7p TIL Beverly Hills in Australia was originally named Dumbleton. However, the local residents disliked that name, wanting something more glamorous, and in the 1930s decided to rename it Beverly Hills after the Californian home of numerous American movie stars.