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TIL that loneliness can kill you!

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oBXkR TIL the kid knocking trashcans over in "Friday" was based on an actual kid named Chris who would knock cans over in Ice Cube's neigborhood. However, unlike the kid in the movie, the real Chris never got caught.
gMR6W TIL that the GEICO gecko's name is Martin (after the company's ad agency)
l7B7A TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds.
Vwn4 TIL the automaton in “Hugo” was not CGI, but an actual clockwork mechanism.
ANOAg TIL the world's largest passenger elevator is in Mumbai, India. It is 278 sq. feet large and can carry 235 passengers