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TIL a 25 year old contestant on the French version of Survivor died during the first competition on the first day. A week later, the staff doctor of the show killed himself. His suicide note claimed the media was making unjust accusations and assumptions about him.

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P1knZ TIL In 1990, over 100,000 people visited San Luis Obispo during the Cal Poly Poly Royal event. A full scale riot broke out both in town and at the college when several thousand students and visitors began throwing bottles and rocks at police, flipping cars and various other destructive activities.
dD84Q TIL Jacqueline Susann became the first writer in publishing history to have three consecutive #1 novels on the New York Times Best Seller list. The first being "Valley of the Dolls" 1966, then "The Love Machine" 1969, followed by "Once Is Not Enough" 1973.
W7pJN TIL: Norway has no south to north road connection. If the Storjord-Ballangen ferry is stopped, the shortest alternate route is a 1000km, 13 hour journey through Sweden
Brrk TIL Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, a Great Depression-era gangster and notorious bank robber, endeared himself to the public by destroying mortgage papers at the banks he robbed, freeing many from their debts.
wLxR7 TIL in 1985 the US tested a robotic anti-aircraft tank, the M247 Sergeant York. The tank malfunctioned and locked its guns onto a review stand packed with top generals. Mercifully it didn't fire, but did subsequently attack a portable toilet instead of a target drone.