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TIL of the 1973 family trade between New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich - two baseball players exchanged wives, children and even dogs in a bizarre arrangement

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Oo8a1 TIL that Israel's Eilat coral reef is one of the only natural reefs that is growing, instead of dying.
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RlL7 TIL Mary is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament and is also the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran
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BgKgd TIL in 2012 LL Cool J broke the nose, jaw, and ribs of a man charged with breaking into his home. His family was sleeping when their home security alarm went off at 1am, "sending LL Cool J into action". After catching the man, he held him until the authorities arrived.