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TIL Frankie Lymon, who wrote and sang "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" at the age of 13, died at the age of 25. He was married three times, became addicted to heroin, got straight, then on the eve of recording what would be his comeback record, died of a heroin overdose.

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P1NPV TIL: Thielbek was a cargo steamship that was built in Germany in 1940, sunk in an air raid on 3 May 1945 killing 2,750 people aboard. 1949, four years after her sinking, Thielbek was refloated and used until 1974. Human remains found aboard her were buried in the Cap Arcona cemetery at Neustadt.
Z8pxo TIL Don Henley called paramedics to his home on November 21, 1980, where a 16-year-old girl was found naked and claiming she had overdosed on quaaludes and cocaine. Henley got away with only a contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge and a $2,500 fine.
Z819G TIL that sea urchins will place rocks and other small objects on their bodies for protection from UV rays, inspiring aquarium enthusiast Wilson Souza to give his urchins tiny hats.
GAgRG TIL in 2016, a thunderstorm in Norway instantly killed over 300 reindeer
bba TIL that in 2008, an Elmo doll bought for a boy named James began saying “Kill James” after the batteries were changed.