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TIL of Frank Hayes, a trainer and stableman never winning a race before . Riding a horse at 20:1 he is the only known jockey to have died mid race, remaining on the horse and still winning.

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jNROa TIL in 1988, a retired police officer found Cyril Smith, British MP with 144 accusations of child molestation and abuse, in a home with a sex offender and two drunk teenage boys. The officer was threatened to be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act by the UK government. Nothing happened.
ee86 TIL in 1997 a Great White Shark was killed by an Orca (Killer Whale) causing other Great Whites in the area to flee
l7JeG TIL that despite a growing population, full time college enrollment peaked in 2010 and has been dropping ever since
pKGe TIL an Army helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War named Hugh Thompson prevented hundreds of civilians at My Lai from being murdered by confronting fellow soldiers and ferrying civilians to safety by helicopter.
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