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TIL that David Carradine of Kill Bill fame, died of accidental autoerotic asphxyiation in his hotel room in Bangkok in 2009

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KOB74 TIL Warren Zevon hated Sweet Home Alabama, surmising that those who listen to it "because their own lives are miserable," even writing a song about how much he hated it
wbdE TIL Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort just like human babies suck their thumb
D1A7D TIL Joey and Johnny Ramone did not speak to each other for most of the 22 years they were in the Ramones, after falling out over a woman who eventually married Johnny
N7ng1 TIL from my daughter that gas pump payments are not just automatic transactions enabled by the user like an ATM machine, but an event where the clerk inside the store is alerted and must actually confirm your card is authorized before allowing you to pump your gas.
4XlPX TIL that 15 years ago, Berkeley Researchers recovered "typed text using audio recording of keystrokes"