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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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8aZjV TIL Talky Tina of the Living Doll episode of The Twilight Zone was voiced by June Foray, who would go on to voice Rocky the Flying Squirrel
69yYQ TIL that even though “Mama Cass” Elliot died of a heart attack, her manager created the rumor of her choking on a ham sandwich so that nobody would think that drugs were involved.
aGyJ TIL Google wants to stop people using the term “Google” as a verb meaning to search something up with an internet search engine. They believe that due to brand recognition, Google will become a generic term, and hence cost them the legal right to a trademark.
kO5Ym TIL : AS Long As Possible (ASLAP) is a visual art work by Finnish artist Juha van Ingen, consisting of a 1000-year long GIF animation loop which will automatically start over, after the last frame has played. ASLAP is intended to continue to play for ever.
waRW TIL Afrika Bambaataa (considered to be one of the founding fathers of hip hop) has been accused by multiple people of sexual molestation dating back to the 1970s.