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TIL suicides nationwide increased by 10 percent after Robin Williams’ death; researchers found a convincing parallel between the increase and sensationalized coverage/headlines of his death that violated CDC guidelines, focusing on the method of death

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N7RrJ TIL that in 2019 most Americans surveyed thought that Arabic numerals should not be taught in schools.
wLjlo TIL orcas can teach themselves to communicate with dolphins. A group of researchers in California discovered that orcas living alongside dolphins changed their vocalizations by adding in more clicks and whistles to match the dolphin’s communication.
4XQGo TIL American Humane - source for "No Animals Were Harmed" disclaimers - were not contractually required to monitor movies until after the release of the 1980 movie "Heaven's Gate". The reports of animal cruelty, including a horse blown up by dynamite, prompted the Screen Actors Guild requirement.
ADVjg TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte was sexually attracted to smelly women. He wrote several letters in which he asked his wife not to bathe for at least a month as he wanted to enjoy her body odor to the fullest.
wLN1 TIL Marvin Gaye gave his father the gun that killed him as a Christmas gift