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TIL that Chinese silent movie actress Ruan Lingyu committed suicide at age 24 partly due to the stress caused by the Shanghai gossip tabloids exposing her private life. Her funeral procession was 3 miles long and three women committed suicide during the event.

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KewJ TIL that 2 men in the 1920’s ate nothing but meat for an entire year so doctors could study them … despite consuming high calories and being sedentary all their health markers stayed the same or improved