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TIL of Fritz Von Erich and his wrestling dynasty. He had six sons, five of whom died before 35. Jack died in childhood in a freak accident, David died of enteritis at 25, and Mike, Chris and Kerry all committed suicide due to mental and physical issues relating to their careers and upbringing.
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TIL that in 1210, King John of England imprisoned a noble named Maud de Braose with her son William in a dungeon beneath Corfe Castle, and left there to starve to death. When their bodies were retrieved 11 days later, it was found that Maud had eaten parts of her son’s body before she died.
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TIL that Carlo Urbani, an Italian Microbiologist, was the first to identify SARS-COV-1 in Vietnam and report it to the WHO as a dangerous new pathogen. Urbani himself died of SARS himself shortly after, having triggered a rapid response to a potential pandemic, and saving many lives.
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