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TIL: 50 years ago, American TV reporter, Christine Chubbuck, committed suicide on live TV by shooting herself in the head.

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eo7n TIL that slavery was still practised in South Korean salt farms as recently as 2014.
PLNG TIL Stephen King once called Glenn Beck “satan’s mentally challenged younger brother”
8elwX TIL of the Southeast Asian Massif which encompasses human societies inhabiting a region in the southeastern portion of Asia. Over 100 million indigenous people live amongst the highlands overlapping parts of 10 countries.
nrdB TIL A budgie named Puck is listed in the Guinness World Book of Records as “The bird with the largest vocabulary in the world ” with a vocabulary of 1728 words. Also he wouldn’t just mimic, he would often create his own phrases and sentences.
OoAVg TIL Baseball legend Yogi Berra had 2148 hits for the New York Yankees. He decided to end his career with the New York Mets. He had 2 hits with the Mets before retiring.