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TIL Greek poet Hipponax was so good at insulting people that some of them killed themselves

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69LVl TIL that helium gas can disrupt iPhones by interfering with their internal clocks. This interference affects the phone's MEMS timing oscillator, causing the phone to crash repeatedly and lose connectivity. As a result, exposure to helium makes the device unstable and unable to function properly.
QJ9vk TIL that Bob Barker, who hosted "The Price is Right," trained as a Navy fighter pilot in WW2, but wasn't sent to the fleet in time to fight. He once said: "I was all ready to go, and when the enemy heard that I was headed for the Pacific, they surrendered. That was the end of World War II."
YEjd TIL in the 80s Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA) allegations created a morale panic putting innocent people behind bars, destroyed careers, and changed the way children are questioned. It formed the basis of many morale panics against Heavy Metal, video games, and D&D.
EyWo TIL that Jazz legend Charles Mingus not only trained his cat to use the toilet, but also published a guide on the topic
Wk8Mo TIL about Ray Chapman: the only player to die from injury during a MLB game. It was allowed at the time to do anything to the ball from using saliva to dirt, making the ball hard to see. Chapman is believed to not have seen the ball at all which struck him in the head and killed him