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TIL Zoey Dechanel was in an Offspring video, in the 90s

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w1p1 TIL Broken Heart Syndrome is a real medical condition and is so-named because cases are often triggered by the death of a loved one. Diagnosed mainly in females, it results in a misshapen heart unable to pump blood properly and can trigger a heart attack or even death.
aJwy TIL that the episode “Hush” from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is known for its lack of dialogue, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series.
gkRX TIL the CIA released reports in 2007 detailing how it partnered with the Mafia to assassinate Castro
6Ekb7 TIL of Forrest Spaulding who in 1938 drafted a Library Bill of Rights against censorship. When challenged for a library copy of Mein Kampf he responded, "if more people had read it, Hitler's despotism might have been prevented". Spaulding's bill was later adopted by the American Library Association.
p8EJZ TIL At 10 years old and while still in elementary school, Warren Buffett started having lunch meetings with a New York Stock Exchange member. He bought his first stock at age 11. Today, he’s worth $80 billion.