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TIL a 14 year old boy in China was killed anally after the gas cylinder in the base of his office chair (the part that allowed the user to adjust the seat up and down) exploded and sent chunks of the metal seat up his rectum, causing him to bleed to death.

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e0rRD TIL James Cameron was in the works on writing and directing a Spider-Man flick (starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Maggie Smith) in the mid 90s. The script was grittier than the later versions and included a full sex scene with Mary Jane on the Brooklyn Bridge.
M7Rp7 TIL Sierra Leone has only had one elected Muslim president since its independence, despite being a country with a majority Muslim population.
nW8yb TIL eating feces is a common practice for the Shih Tzu dog breed :)
p8RWe TIL about "Black Sunday", Disneyland's disastrous opening day. Asphalt poured that morning melted in the 101 °F weather, counterfeit tickets added 3x the park's capacity, a plumbers' strike forced Walt to choose running toilets over water fountains, vendors ran out of food, rides were hijacked, etc.
nMOo TIL that there is no scientific basis for the Kübler-Ross “DABDA” model, aka the 5 stages of grief. The author herself insisted the stages didn’t all happen and not in any order. The model was embraced in pop culture because humans are naturally predisposed to explanations that tell a simple story.