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TIL NHL player Tim Horton (co-founder of the Canadian coffeehouse/restaurant chain) died at the age of 44 when he crashed his car while driving home after an NHL game in Toronto. His BAC was twice the legal limit, he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, and he had barbiturates in his system.

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