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TIL that in 2008 a Canadian boy named Brandon Crisp ran away from home after his parents took away his Xbox 360. He was found dead soon thereafter.

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4bJ6 TIL Ian Fleming, writer of James Bond, last words were “I am sorry to trouble you chaps. I don’t know how you get along so fast with the traffic on the roads these days.” uttered to the Ambulance drivers
87O4 TIL A Ukrainian student died when his chewing gum allegedly exploded in his mouth. Supposedly, he accidentally dipped his gum into an explosive instead of his packet of citric acid. “When his relatives entered the room they saw that the lower part of the young man’s face had been blown off.”
gVX8 TIL in 1978, a Russian physicist, Anatoli Bugorski, was struck accidentally by the proton beam of a particle accelerator. ½ of his face swelled beyond recognition and became paralysed. Amazingly, he survived and completed his PhD. He is still alive today.
OoPme TIL that more than 90 percent of consumers have thrown away food because of mistaken safety fears over date labels. The dates printed on food are not intended to communicate safety information, instead they signal the manufacturer's estimate of how long that food will taste its best.
D1pRg TIL of BASE jumper Frank Gambalie, who drowned while fleeing park rangers after an illegal base jump from El Capitan. Months later, fellow BASE jumper Jan Davis attempted a jump to protest the ban and prove it was safe, when she fell to her death