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TIL about a man who committed suicide then had his heart donated to another man who also committed suicide after marrying the first man's widow.

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NXpb8 TIL that since 1959, in the United States, the inch is based on a specific metric length. One inch is defined as being exactly 25.4 millimeters.
PY8Ye TIL that the creator of James Bond also wrote the children's book, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
epNm5 TIL American-Iranian author F.Esfandiary, who identified as a "transhumanist" changed his name to FM-2030 to reflect his belief that he'd live to be 100 years old. He was convinced that by 2030, technology would make everyone ageless and immortal. He was the first person to be vitrified after death
j6oXj TIL that in 1970 Kinks lead singer Ray Davies had to fly from America to the UK just to re-record 2 words of the song Lola. The lyrics originally contained the words Coca-Cola and using a brand name meant it was banned by the BBC. The words were changed to cherry cola.
VMZD4 TIL in 1998 Two set of Family, a Christian from Siberia Russia and the other a Muslim Tajikistan native, got their 1st born daughters accidentally swapped at birth. The mistake was discovered 12 yrs later. The divorced Russian couple went thru DNA test for the settlement of alimony.