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TIL that an AI chatbot was blamed for 'encouraging' young father to take his own life

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7rLEL TIL that chronic hiccups (lasting 2 days to a month) are a thing
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mx7DM TIL that an Arizona man who learned CPR by watching The Office saved a woman's life
R7Dja TIL that there is a punctuation mark for sarcasm. Introduced in 2010, the "SarcMark" looks like a reversed 6 with a dot in the middle. It is used just like the question mark or exclamation mark, except this mark indicates irony or sarcasm. However, anyone hoping to use it must pay $1.99 (£1.20).
b957N TIL about the 1991 "Great Butter Fire" which burned for 8 days (due to water having little effect on the fire), had flames 300ft high, and destroyed 50 million pounds of food.