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TIL that the rumor that “Mama” Cass Elliot died by choking on a ham sandwich was started by her manager and one of her friends, who later claimed they were trying to protect Cass from being linked to drug use.

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QRZL TIL Laron Syndrome, a type of dwarfism, makes its carriers immune to diabetes and cancer.
PYdkw TIL the severe pain from platypus venom can be felt for years, sometimes decades, and does not always respond to painkillers such as morphine.
R7e54 TIL John A. Macdonald, from Upper Canada, and George-Etienne Cartier, from Lower-Canada, served as co-prime ministers of the Province of Canada. The Ottawa MacDonald Cartier International Airport features statues of the founders at a bench near the luggage pickup
rQed TIL Ulrich von Liechtenstein was a real man, and his autobiography depicts him as an undefeated jouster, competing for the hand of a noblewoman who demanded great deeds to even hold her hand.
8dAX TIL of Joe Arridy, a man with an IQ of 46 and the “happiest prisoner on death row.” He spent his time on death row playing with a toy train, and he went into the gas chamber with a smile.