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TIL that it is illegal to die in a town in Italy

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xV7l7 TIL Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino also known as Rafael died on his birthday, from exhaustion brought on by unceasing romantic interests.
KOOx6 TIL in 1968, Veterans Day was originally changed to the fourth Monday in October by President LBJ. It was changed back to November 11 in 1975 by President Gerald Ford.
byja TIL when the face of Italian fashion model Fabio, which has graced the cover of hundreds of romance novels, got struck by a goose on a roller coaster, he refused to sue, saying that he was not interested in profiting from the accident, but only wanted the park to install proper safety measures.
m1l1P TIL In 1874 Tom Collins was a fake individual used to prank people. The prankster would tell the victim that Collins had slandered them and have the victim pursue the fictional man. Newspapers would go to make fake reports on Collins and music halls had songs about the event.
yQwQp TIL some people suffer a "weekend migraine" or "let-down headache" on weekends (or other break from a 9-to-5 weekday job) due to a decrease in stress.