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lp4N TIL that South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and the suicide peak is reached everytime a celebrity commits suicide.
wL0PJ TIL actor Kevin Sorbo (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) suffered 4 strokes, thought to be caused by chiropractic manipulation, that left him with 10% vision loss, migrains and impaired balance.
nWlLG TIL the idea for Spider-man villain Venom was purchased by Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter from Marvel comics reader Randy Schueller for $220.
wglM TIL that in 2005, security guards at Australia’s Parliament House were banned from calling people ‘mate’. The ban lasted one day.
obBL TIL that French mathematician Jacques Tits introduced math concepts such as Tits buildings, Tits alternative, and Tits group.