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TIL Rick Moranis retired from acting after his wife died of liver cancer so he could raise his children

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nWnXd TIL that cardiovascular diseases cause an estimated 17.9 million deaths per year, most often (4 out of 5) through heart attack and stroke. One third of these deaths occur prematurely, or under the age of 70.
yV7XV TIL a nude painting of Bea Arthur that she didn’t even sit for, sold for nearly 2 million dollars in 2013
4j7X TIL One company produces up to 80% of the communion wafers used in U.S. Catholic churches​. The company is a secular industrial bakery that churns out more than 25 million wafers every week.
wolvE TIL between 1978 and 1980 the FBI formed a fake company and attempted to bribe members of congress. Out of 31 officials who were tested, 12 accepted the bribe and were convicted
7rMNO TIL that Marie Curie was buried in a lead-lined coffin (although it remains uncertain, if this was because of concerns over her radium contamination)