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TIL 9 people were trampled to death in a mosh pit at a Pearl Jam festival show. today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic event.

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p8bL4 TIL of Japanese General and Poet, Nogi Maresuke, who took Port Arthur twice - from China (1894) and Russian (1904), sought permission from the emperor to kill himself as felt he lost too many soldiers in battle, was refused, so waited eight years and committed suicide right after the emperor died.
LkMwZ TIL that the brain doesn't firmly distinguish between physical pain and intense emotional pain. So the same brain networks that are activated when you're burned by hot coffee also light up when you think about an ex who dumped you.
pYmPb TIL DeForest Kelley, who played Dr McCoy in Star Trek, wanted to become a doctor, but couldn't afford medical school. He regularly received letters from fans who went into medicine because of him and said "to influence the youth of the country ... is an award that is not handed out by the industry"
KOQla TIL That the 4 biggest US pizza chains (Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Papa Johns, Little Caesar’s) all but their cheese from one man, James Leprino. Leprino controls Leprino Foods, which supplies up to 85% of the US pizza market
a8pWA TIL A man named Charles Osborne had hiccups non-stop for approximately 68 years, from 1922 to 1990. In 1922, he was weighing a hog for slaughter. He fell and busted a blood vessel in his brain resulting in him damaging a small part of the brain that inhibits the hiccup response.