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TIL in 1991 comedian Red Foxx suffered a fatal heart attack on the set. No one came to his aid because they all thought he was doing his classic “I’m coming, Elizabeth!” fake heart attack routine from Sanford and Son

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dDYYE TIL that when 13-year-old Ryan White got AIDS from a blood donor in 1984, he was banned from returning to school by a petition signed by 117 parents. An auction was held to keep him out, a newspaper supporting him got death threats, and his family left town when a gun was fired through their window.
GAKvE TIL Pope Benedict XVI was part of the Hitler Youth
PYrmZ TIL Seneca was a contemporary of Jesus Christ. They were born around the same time, although Seneca lived to age 69 - more than twice that of Jesus' lifetime
GAZ1Q TIL Astronaut Scott Kelly was paid $70/ hr by NASA until his retirement where he would be paid $10/hr to compensate for his debriefings and participation as a medical test subject. Kelly spent 520 days in space over four missions
QNGAp TIL that human bones can be replaced by prosthetic ones. A common bone replacement procedure is hip replacement. It is mostly done for old adults above 60 who suffer from damaged hip joint.