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TIL: In 1999 the Deer Terrace Pavilion was uncovered in China dating back to 1046 BC. It was a pool named the “Lake of Wine and Forest of Meat” which was filled with wine and meat was hung around it. King Zhou reportedly died there after his defeat and burned it, his jewels, and himself.

by whatilearned May 29, 2023, 2:30 am

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TIL Scott Joplin, the groundbreaking “King of Ragtime”, died penniless of syphilitic dementia in 1917 in a sanitarium at just 48 and was buried in an unmarked grave, largely forgotten until a revival of interest in ragtime in the 70s led to him winning a posthumous Pulitzer Prize.

by whatilearned May 29, 2023, 1:24 am

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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.

by whatilearned May 28, 2023, 9:54 pm

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TIL that Bolaji Badejo, a 6 foot 10 Nigerian visual artist, played the original Alien (1979)’s xenomorph. His height and slender body convinced Ridley Scott that he was a perfect choice for the villain. He also died from sickle cell disease at age 39.

by whatilearned May 28, 2023, 1:48 pm

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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.

by whatilearned May 28, 2023, 9:27 am

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What’s the best movie with a lead actor who died right before or after the movie’s release?

by QuestionGuy May 27, 2023, 11:30 pm

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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.

by whatilearned May 27, 2023, 10:04 pm

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TIL: NES Super Mario Bros. has Continues. At the Game Over Screen: If You Hold A, Then Press Start, You’ll Start at X-1 Of The World You Died At.

by whatilearned May 27, 2023, 1:59 pm

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TIL actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Attack of the Giant Leeches) and Playboy centerfold (July 1959) Yvette Vickers died alone at home in 2010 and her mummified body was found by a neighbor in 2011.

by whatilearned May 26, 2023, 12:17 pm

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TIL that on 6th June 2011 an unnamed woman and man in Gatineau, Canada were killed when a 200kg flying bear crashed through their windshield before passing through the rear window. The black bear also died.

by whatilearned May 26, 2023, 5:05 am

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TIL Margaret Theresa of Spain, the main subject of Velasquez’s famous “Las Meninas” painting died at the age of 21. She went through 6 pregnancies in 6 years, including 2 stillbirths and at the time of her death, she was 4 months into her 7th

by whatilearned May 25, 2023, 9:13 pm

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People who knew someone who died in a freak accident, what happened?

by QuestionGuy May 25, 2023, 6:55 pm

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