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TIL owing to the severity of death threats from local Mafia, the public prosecutor for Sicily has 42 bodyguards.

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wmnP TIL David Kirwan, 24, jumped into a near-boiling hot spring at 200°F (93°C) in Yellowstone, after his dog escaped the truck and ran into the Celestine Pool and began yelping. Several people tried to stop him by yelling warnings, but he replied “Like hell I won’t!” and then entered. Both perished.
a8ePL TIL: Before CAD, semiconductor chips were designed and drawn by hand, a process that typically required 7-9 revisions. However, Bill Mench managed to singlehandedly draw the design of MOS 6502 chip (used in the C64 and Atari 2600) without any revisions!
yb6w TIL life insurance has a suicide clause that lasts up to 2 years. After 2 years, if you kill yourself, your beneficiary will receive the full amount you signed up for
4koRR TIL that Cat Litter was invented by Ed Lowe in 1947
90rr TIL A Harvard study showed that 70% of domestic violence cases were women abusing men.