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TIL there's such a thing as Alien Abduction Insurance. It is a policy designed to protect humans from trauma suffered following alien abductions and surprisingly many insurance companies offer it.

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NXnlN TIL Between 1973 and 1980, about 1000 cases of bismuth-related neurotoxicity were reported in France, resulting in a ban on bismuth compounds.
Anvx TIL in 1996 the ‘Titanic’ crew accidentally ate PCP spiked clam chowder
4jDR TIL that starting in the 1820s gentlemen wore trousers so high-waisted that belts wouldn’t work anymore, which gave birth to suspenders
neLX9 Today I learned about Joyce Carol Vincent - a young woman who died and lay undiscovered in her flat for 3 years surrounded by undelivered christmas presents she had purchased for friends and family.
b9Bk9 TIL Bobby Fischer never saw the film bearing his name and strongly complained that it was an invasion of his privacy by using his name without his permission. Fischer never received any compensation from the film, calling it "a monumental swindle".