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TIL: Late musician Kemistry is one of only two recorded deaths from a damaged/dislodged cat's eye (retroreflective safety device) ever.

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dDJpd TIL Bigorexia is a condition where someone thinks that their body is puny or not muscular enough, even if objectively they would be considered fit or athletic by other people, the condition is also called Muscle Dysmorphia. About 10% of the men going to the gym suffers from it.
V7a0 TIL a man in New Mexico threw a live mouse into a fire. The fiery rodent then ran back into his home, which burned down.
0dvAA TIL "Union Pacific" retroactively won the first Palme d'Or. It was awarded by a jury in 2002, from a selection of films originally in competition at the cancelled 1939 Cannes Festival.
Z8PRB TIL In 1966, the first chess game between computer programs was played. The game took nine months and was played over telegraph.
9YoR7 TIL the dark meaning of This Little Piggy. “Went to market” (the meat market), “stayed home” (not ready for market), “ate roast beef” (fattening for market), “had none” (too young for fattening)