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TIL That Entertainment Reporter Jeff Sneider threatened to kill himself over him losing a scoop to a woman who reported that Christopher Nolan was set to direct Interstellar

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epmV4 TIL about Alexis St. Martin who had a hole in his stomach after getting shot. At the time not much was known about the stomach and digestion so a physician performed experiments on St. Martin e.g. dangling meat through the hole directly into the stomach.
jgyj TIL in 1977 singer Tom Waits was arrested outside a coffee shop for trying to stop men from bullying other patrons.These men were plainclothes officers,and Waits was charged with disturbing the peace.Waits disputed the charge,was found not guilty,and successfully sued the police dept. for $7,500
ADoDw TIL of Karl P. Schmidt, a herpetologist who documented his own death after he was bitten by a juvenile boomslang snake. He made detailed notes on the symptoms he experienced, almost right up to the end. He died 24 hours after the bite, bleeding in his lungs, kidneys, heart, and brain.
Oo5Kg TIL - If you bite it and die, it is poisonous; if it bites you and you die, it is venomous.
mgOv TIL Netflix allows employees to take unlimited maternity or paternity leave during the first year after their child’s birth or adoption.