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TIL That Jerry Seinfeld Has Made More Than $400m From Syndication of the Show Seinfeld Since the Final Episode

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vPVbK TIL that the infamous (Sylvia Plath) suicide technique of sticking one's head in an oven was not a hot, violent affair. Rather, ovens used to run on "town gas" that had high carbon monoxide, and putting your head in an unlit oven was a rather peaceful way to go.
rgZw TIL for those who jumped from the WTC on 9/11/2001, the fall lasted 10 seconds. They struck the ground at just under 150 MPH – not fast enough to lose consciousness while falling, but fast enough to ensure instant death on impact. The deaths of those who jumped were ruled homicide, not suicide.
makM TIL in the most extensive case of health care billing fraud in US Department of Justice history, in which 243 people were busted for fraudulent billing to the tune of $712M, one Doctor had billed for 205 hours in a single day.
40R6 TIL that there is an extremely rare camera lens manufactured by Canon, it has 1200mm focal lenght and it costs roughly 90,000$
KrDa TIL It is appropriate to give a daughter the “Jr.” suffix if she has the same name as her mother, aunt or grandmother.