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TIL that the guy in the cowboy hat saving lives at the Boston Marathon bombings today tried to kill himself in 2004 after hearing that his son was killed in Iraq.

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P1N1Z TIL While Charles Darwin and the Captain of the HMS Beagle Robert FitzRoy mostly got along well together, they still had quarrels sometimes "bordering on insanity", as Darwin later recalled. The captain had such a violent temper, his outbursts gained him the nickname "Hot Coffee".
GYDO4 TIL about Sunflower syndrome. A condition that compels those who suffer from it to turn toward bright light and wave one hand, fingers spread, in front of their eyes. It’s usually the same hand every time.
6EEnX Short answer: It's complicated
Z85bY TIL that wrestling commentator Jim Ross discovered that wrestler Owen Hart had died from a fall, only ten seconds before he had to notify viewers on television
7rvEM TIL that Star Wars lore was heavily influenced by Hinduism. George Lucas was a fan of the works of Joseph Campbell and his seminal book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Campbell was responsible for popularizing many Hindu legends and theological concepts in the West through his works.