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TIL Olivia Goldsmith, author of The First Wives Club died during a plastic surgery operation for a chin-tuck.

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wMo6 TIL that Shareef Cousin, a 16 year old who was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death (after much prosecutorial misconduct) for a murder he didn’t commit, lost his civil suit against the police and D.A. on the basis that prosecutors have absolute immunity.
E1MvW TIL many buildings in the Roman Forum were reasonably intact until the Renaissance. Several temples and arches were destroyed to provide building materials for St. Peter's Basilica and other projects.
b9Bea Forget the trial and error - mathematics has proved where the best spot to place your router is.
W7JAY TIL the man who pioneered 24 hour broadcasting would also be responsible for John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Bed In, created Captain Canada, and demanded that Inspector Gadget be played during the evening news.
9vmD TIL that giving an engagement ring when proposing is just a very successful ad campaign by the De Beers cartel.