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TIL that "Goodnight Moon" author Margaret Wise Brown died of an embolism following surgery, when kicking up her leg to show her nurses how well she was feeling caused a blood clot that had formed in her leg to dislodge and travel to her heart.

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k491 TIL the state of Texas has over 450 ghost towns
p8x6b TIL that in 1912 as Theodore Roosevelt prepared to make a speech, he was shot in the chest. However, he proceeded to complete his 90 minute long speech before visiting the hospital.
gMpA7 TIL about Elephant Mosquitos. Despite being the largest genus of mosquito, their diet consists exclusively of honeydew, sap, and other sweets. The only exception to is their larvae, which greedily eats the larvae of other mosquitoes.
7rNDx TIL that comedian and actor Tracy Morgan was in several scenes in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind but was left out of the final cut of the movie.
0Ypp TIL that the Soviet Union allowed theaters to play The Grapes of Wrath because of its depiction of the plight of the poor under capitalism, but it was later withdrawn because Russian audiences were amazed that even the poorest Americans could afford a car.