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TIL There is a list of Inventors, who died by their own Inventions on wiki. Stockton Rush (the Titan owner) was just added.

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4kNNg TIL the letter 'Q' is shaped shaped after a monkey's body and tail, from the Canaanite letter "Kuf", which also means monkey
Bg6Ek TIL the difference between an acronym and an abbreviation
WodL TIL In 1963,a CIA-funded psychiatrist, Dr. Ewen Cameron managed to completely wipe a woman’s memory by using electroshocks and hallucinogens over a 86 day period..
79gM TIL an error of Costa Rica’s border on Google Maps led to an invasion of Costa Rica by the army of Nicaragua. Google responded, saying that their Maps “shouldn’t be used as a reference to decide military actions between countries”.
DQLPe TIL America has never had a Vietnam veteran as President—Democrats & Republicans nominated a Vietnam War veteran for President three elections in a row in 2000, 2004, and 2008—each time coming short of winning the White House.