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TIL A woman from Prague decided to commit suicide by jumping from her third-story balcony. By chance she happened to land on her spouse below, cushioning her fall. She survived, but he died.

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Eg9MW TIL Jerome Jacobson led a fraud scheme during the McDonald's Monopoly Game in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He worked for Simon Marketing, the company who distributed the pieces, and generated millions in illegal profits. The FBI caught the perpetrators during an operation called "Final Answer."
QZOM TIL In the early 1930’s, Warner Bros. began producing animated shorts specifically for the purpose of promoting music owned by the company. They were called “Looney Tunes.”
x65G0 TIL that not all food allergies induce anaphylaxis or produce immediate symptoms - a certain class of allergic reaction called "Non-IgE-mediated food allergy" causes symptoms similar instead to food poisoning, often not for several hours after a meal has been eaten
Z8rAY TIL Rockapella, the a cappella group featured in the gameshow Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego, is still making music. While there has been turnover in the members, they are still touring.
BxxD TIL former Scretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was missing for about 25 minutes on the morning of 9/11. He was in the parking lot of the Pentagon helping to carry away survivors on stretchers