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TIL there is quite a large list of people who were killed by the things they invented.

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WklBY TIL Empress Catherine the Great had an intimate relationship with philosopher Dennis Diderot. They had daily meetings talking politics and philosophy during which Diderot would make his points by slapping the monarch's thighs. She emerged from their meeting with her thighs "bruised and quite black"
NX5XJ TIL that in 2021 The Republic of Turkey officially changed it's spelling to Türkiye
b6l9E TIL for the last 8 years Ukranians have referred to Russia as "Mordor"
vwAj TIL Joshua Norton declared himself emperor of the United States in 1859. He gained such popularity, that the currency he created was widely accepted in San Francisco.
ADQEB TIL Ryan Reynolds began his acting career in 1991, the same year of Deadpool's first appearance in Marvel Comics