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TIL that people have actually died from laughter

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loXN5 TIL of Olivia Farnsworth. Olivia is 7 years old, doesn’t feel pain, and never feels tired or hungry. This is because a rare chromosome condition. One day she was hit by car and dragged down the street about 100 feet. Olivia walked away with only minor injuries.
woDAW TIL that Pac-Man is the top selling arcade video game of all time. With sales of more than 400,000 units, it brought in $6 billion in revenue, or about $19.5 billion in 2024 dollars
76bb TIL that certain “suicide bridges” have installed special telephones with a connection to a suicide hotline incase you feel the need to jump.
E16Z7 TIL Apollo 12 was struck by lightning during launch and was on the verge of being aborted before a single Flight Controller realised that flipping a little known switch would restore enough systems to save the mission.
nZYB TIL the Green Ink used in American Currency was invented by a Canadian in 1857. Using chromium trioxide, it is difficult to reproduce by counterfeiters and cannot be destroyed by acid.