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TIL Patrick Sherry of the band Bad Beat Revue is the first confirmed person to die from stage diving.

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wywM TIL Canada has specifically banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from entering the country.
AkkB TIL Mayans exist today. They will be celebrating a new era on Dec 21st, not the end of the World.
x6XLw TIL in 2012 a former Wall Street trader committed suicide by cyanide pill in court after being convicted of arson for setting his house on fire for insurance.
5VPwk TIL word pairings like "artsy-fartsy", "super-duper", or "itsy-bitsy" are a linguistic phenomenon known as Rhyming Reduplication
yVarM TIL about Unitarian Universalism, a religion that encourages members to think for themselves and work towards a world where love and justice flourish.