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TIL: Elon was born rich

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j6LrM TIL a study titled "Where Are They Now?" in 1978 followed up on 515 people who were prevented from attempting suicide using the Golden Gate Bridge from 1937 to 1971. About 90% were either alive or had died of natural causes, concluding "suicidal behavior is crisis-oriented" rather than inexorable.
ZKa4 TIL that a handful of people survived the mass suicide at Jonestown in 1978 where over 900 people took their lives, including a hearing-impaired man that didn’t hear the announcements over loudspeaker, and an elderly woman who slept through the whole thing.
0dMBN TIL that a 2022 study proposed that Bruce Lee may have died from hyponatraemia - a low concentration of sodium in blood, which is caused by excessive water intake. At the time of his death, Lee had reportedly been existing on a near-liquid diet of mostly juices.
w80E TIL a woman survived a fall of 14,500 feet when main chute didn’t open only to land in a FIRE ANT MOUND. Was bitten over 200 times and broke most of the bones on her right side.
EgQM7 TIL that on 25 May 2003, a Boeing 727-223 airliner, was stolen at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Luanda, Angola,prompting a worldwide search by law enforcement intelligence agencies in the United States. No trace of the aircraft has since been found.