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TIL due to their falsehood-filled coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, Rupert Murdoch's The Sun is hated not only by Liverpudlians, even both Liverpool and Everton football clubs ban The Sun reporters from their stadia.

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8M84 TIL that in 2005, Iraqi terrorists held an action figure hostage and tried to claim that it was a U.S. Soldier.
GYWx1 TIL the Gospel of Thomas is an ancient text written in Coptic and discovered in 1945. It contains only direct quotes from Jesus. Some scholars date the age of the document to within 10 years of Jesus's life. It makes no mention of crucifixion, resurrection or a final judgment day.
PYy9n TIL fish don't sleep but most fish do rest by reducing their activity and metabolism while remaining alert to danger.
Z8aN4 TIL hammerhead sharks have never killed a human. there have only been 17 unprovoked shark attacks by hammerheads since records begin in 1580, all non-fatal!
Yxgx TIL in March 2014 10.8% of all new cars registered in Norway were Tesla Model S’s.