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TIL you can in fact die of a ‘broken heart.’

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MKv0 TIL that oranges are not the fruit that contain the most vitamin C, and that in fact Guavas are the fruit that have the most vitamin C per gram.
rRdBM TIL in 1918 Russia, the Romanov family were brutally executed (with an even more disturbing burial). The Romanov children survived the initial spray of bullets and attack with bayonets because their clothes were lined with more about 1.3kg diamonds and gemstones each, as an improvised armour.
jeeN TIL James Cromwell (the farmer from Babe) was once in a group dedicated to defending members of The Black Panthers
l0k1 TIL Hubble can get detailed views of distant galaxies but not of Pluto
dDRbd TIL car speedometers often become "frozen" following a heavy accident. The last reading can indicate the speed at impact, but is usually incorrect. This is not a feature - speedometers were not designed to jam after an accident.