The Jon dying thing was more exciting when you had to wait months for the new season to find out he comes back to life. That part gets lost during a binge

Pilots report to air traffic control where they experience turbulence so that air traffic control can warn pilots heading into that area

Kajillion football fields

Because it's beneficial for them and their team.

1. It alerts the referee to even the slightest touch that could be deemed a foul and sometimes even fools the ref into believing there is a foul when there was no contact. So this increases the chances of the team getting a free kick or a penalty

2. There's rarely any consequences for flopping or faking injury. Proving someone is not hurt is difficult and the player often waits for the team doctor to come on the pitch to asses their "injury" which makes it more believable and harder to conclude that they're entirely faking

3. A tackle causing an injury might mean that the referee feels like they should give a yellow or red card to the offending player.

In summary, they do it because even though it looks silly, the potential benefits massively outweigh the possible negative consequences.

I'm not saying this is right but this is just how football works these days

Unpopular opinion: team sports with well established world cups / competitions shouldn't be in the olympics