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TIL David Carradine died from Auto Erotic Asphyxiation

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GAlvj TIL that in addition to being a drug cheat. Lance Armstrong is also been accused of being a technical cheat. It’s alleged he used a tiny motor on his bike. This is supported by video evidence of unusual recurring movements he made in races to engage the engine on the bike just before acceleration.
BrQNd TIL The word ‘orange’ was used as the name of the fruit for around 200 years before being used as a colour.
yLEl TIL that in the aftermath of WWII, Germany received relief when a massive amount of its debt was forgiven by its European creditors, including Greece
VMpBZ TIL that Einstein was an excellent violinist saying that "life without playing music is inconceivable for me".
6E18W TIL New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine, published between 1935 and 1947, was the first American comic-book series to feature solely original material rather than reprints of newspaper comic strips and the first publication of the company that would become DC Comics