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TIL about ‘death by misadventure’. In the UK this means a manner (not cause) of death attributed to risks undertaken voluntarily. Amy Winehouse is amongst the people who have died in this way.

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OGMr6 TIL by passing a law requiring pharmacies to be owned by a licensed pharmacist, North Dakota has essentially done away with corporate chain pharmacies. Corporations that own pharmacies must be majority owned by licensed pharmacists.
Eg0R0 TIL the last time pop-up headlamps appeared on a volume-production car was in 2004, when both the Lotus Esprit and Chevrolet Corvette (C5) ended production.
Ylvx TIL in Albania some young girls are raised as ‘Sworn Virgins’ which meant they gained all the rights and privileges of men - things like freedom to vote, drive, conduct business, earn money, drink, smoke, swear, own a gun, or wear pants, in return for a life of celibacy and 'pretending’ to be male.
wLJwP TIL that although Nolan Ryan holds 51 Major League Baseball records including most no-hitters thrown, most strikeouts, and the lowest batting average allowed over a career, he never won the Cy Young Award.
Lk0WP TIL that the street in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest was named in honor of Liviu Librescu, Romanian–American scientist and engineer. A prominent academic in addition to being a survivor of the Holocaust, he is renown for his heroism during the 2007 Virginia Tech Shooting.