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TIL that Tommy Wiseau of "The Room" recently directed another movie called "Big Shark"

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lbQ7 TIL that after a great emotional shock, you can die suddenly due to an abnormal hreat rhythm. You can die from a broken heart.
p8bxA TIL In the Atacama Desert in Chile, there's 3,000-year-old, densely packed shrub called llareta. The plant prefers sandy, well-drained soils. It can grow in nutritionally poor soils that are acidic, neutral, or basic (alkaline) at altitudes of up to 5,200 metres (17,100 ft).
0wkk1 TIL of Oliver Sipple, a veteran who saved Gerald Ford from being shot. Subsequently outed as gay, his family disowned him. He sued the media outlets that outed him to no avail. He developed schizophrenia and alcoholism. Found dead at 47, he never met Ford and his funeral was attended by 30 people
j69eX TIL of the Watermelon Riot, in which a stolen watermelon slice led to 17 deaths and property damage
x6kX1 TIL in the 1800s, Mary Toft convinced doctors she gave birth to 17 rabbits by inserting their body parts into her uterus. The bizarre hoax was uncovered, and Toft charged with fraud. Her story, known as "Rabbit Woman of Godalming," has been the subject of literature and art.