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TIL at the end of the Gulf War, 20 people died in Kuwait due to falling bullets from celebratory gunfire

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R7Wr4 TIL that THE FIRST CRIME PERPETRATED IN SPACE was by astronaut Anne McClain, accused of illegally accessing her wife’s bank account during her stay on the International Space Station.
x6jg0 TIL Disney refused to let a father use a Spiderman headstone for his 4 year old son’s funeral.
E19gV TIL scientists discovered a dinosaur tail perfectly preserved in Amber. It still had its feathers
9w8ED TIL: Right-or left-handedness affects sign language comprehension.
lAnG TIL actor Peter Capaldi, as Doctor Who, made a video for an autistic 9-yr-old boy grieving the death of his grandmother. The boy’s father said that it had a positive effect: the boy smiled for the first time since learning of his grandmother’s death, and gained the courage to go to her funeral.