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TIL Janis Joplin left money in her will for a funeral party - the Grateful Dead performed

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YpKA TIL that in the 90s, Corn Nuts used the slogan “Bust a Nut” in a radio campaign. It was pulled after complaints.
xV65o Does the drug commonly known as "bath salts" make you particularly crave the taste of human flesh? There's no scientific evidence that it does. But it certainly could lead to a bit of cannibalism as a side effect.
m1W8Y TIL in 2012, the remainder of the Wilhelm Unger Games in Germany were cancelled after a referee was running to measure the distance of a javelin throw while it was still in the air and was struck in the face and throat by it. The referee died after being taken to the hospital.
M4aA TIL that on 4/16/2007 Prof. Liviu Librescu, a Holocaust Survivor, held the door of his classroom closed whilst the Virginia Tech Shooter attempted egress, shooting Liviu five times through the door. Liviu enabled all but 1 of his 23 students to escape and survive. Liviu did not.
KpRB TIL Isaac Newton once tried looking at the sun in a mirror, essentially blinding himself for 3 days and experiencing afterimages for months.