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TIL that there have only been 2 recorded deaths by stingrays in Australia. Steve Irwin was one of them.

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jNVZE TIL that in 1946, a trapped moth caused a malfunction in the early computer which resulted in the term 'bug' to be coined for all software errors.
d8XeK TIL Samuel L Jackson was expelled from Moorehouse for holding up the board of trustees, including MLK Sr., at gunpoint until they agreed to hire more black staff. His mother, afraid of him becoming a POI for the FBI, sent him to LA where he began acting.
M74Ga TIL in 1934 actress Joan Lowell sued producers of a movie based on her autobiography for withholding profits. They counter sued claiming she was just a horrible actress - it was revealed later that her autobiography was a work of fiction.
kJ507 TIL that payphones in Japan provide priority calls during disasters, allowing people to avoid heavy telephone traffic.
jaR TIL Christian Bale based Patrick Bateman on Tom Cruise and his “very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes”