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TIL i learned about the russian cosmonaut who fell to his death cussing

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WG98 TIL that suicide candidates in 18th-century Denmark were afraid to take their own lives because they believed it would send them to hell. Instead, they resorted to killing other people to receive the death penalty and repented before execution, believing that doing so would send them to heaven.
jmXM TIL in 1989 Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote and played the bass line for Young MC’s “Bust a Move” and he never received a songwriting credit or any royalties from it. He was paid $200 for his studio time and the song went on to become a #1 hit and sell millions of records.
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grlEA TIL: The first Western film to be broadcast in North Korea was "Bend It Like Beckham," which state-run TV played on 26th December 2002.