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TIL in the UK, "death by misadventure" is the official term for an accidental death caused by a risk taken voluntarily. In contrast, a coroner determined that the deceased had taken no unreasonable willful risk. Notable death by misadventures include Amy Winehouse, Bon Scott, and Stephen Milligan

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oB1kE TIL The only known armed Nazi military operation on North American soil was installation of Weather Station Kurt by a German u-boat team. It was accidentally discovered in 1977.
m1Mrv TIL of the Witch of Endor, who in the Hebrew Bible was summoned by King Saul to call the spirit of Samuel for advice after God was silent. Whether the actual ghost of Samuel or a spirit impersonating him, the apparition prophesied doom for Saul and his army, who were later defeated (1 Samuel 28).
QJAX TIL that the HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA video is a part of a longer video, and that the actual video only has 315,000 views, while the version with just the song has over 20 million, and the version that’s a 5-hour loop has over 9 million.
6EGJQ TIL of the “Tully Monster” an ancient creature so strange researchers have yet to agree whether it’s a vertebrate or an invertebrate.
96Dr TIL that John McCain broke both arms and a leg, then had his shoulder crushed when his plane went down in North Vietnam. He was then tortured for two years, yet refused the early release offered to him because it did not include all American POWs. He lost 50 pounds and his hair turned white.