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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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APyn TIL that despite the infamous history of the Vietnam War, Vietnam today is one of the most pro-American countries in Asia, with 71% of Vietnamese people viewing the U.S. favorably in 2002.
neVlP TIL about Luke "Milky" Moore. He abused a bank error to overdraft $1.5million and spent it on cars, drugs, and sex before he was caught and sent to jail. He successfully argued his own case and was released without having to pay any of it back.
kJ9d4 TIL short-sightedness (myopia) is not entirely genetic, with environmental factors also contributing to the risk of developing it. The risk of myopia can be decreased by having young children spend more time outside
nGb9 TIL that one of the largest bats in the world, the golden-capped fruit bat, with a wingspan of 5.6 feet, does not posses echolocation. It instead relies on its keen senses of sight and smell to locate food, usually traveling more than 25 miles for it. The species is now facing extinction.
P1NvJ TIL Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann was the most prolific flying ace ever, shooting down 352 Allied planes during WWII. He had to crash land 16 times due to equipment failure or shrapnel from his own kills, but never once because of enemy fire.