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TIL Steve Job’s Cancer was very treatable, But he wanted to fight it naturally and it killed him…

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ANR1w TIL in 1905, the Dawson City Nuggets of the Yukon Territory challenged the Ottawa Senators for the Stanley Cup. The Dawson City hockey players embarked on an arduous 3 week journey (4,000 miles) via dog sled, bicycle, foot, train, and ship. On arrival, they were were roundly defeated (9–2 and 23–2)
yV7DX Til if a bear injures or consumes humans it must be euthanized because a bear that loses its fear of humans is a dangerous animal
rRvNw TIL that in 1973, Johnny Carson joked about a non-existent "toilet paper shortage" that caused hoarding -- and a shortage.
a8wA TIL that in 1994, when the Northridge earthquake knocked out the power in LA, people contacted authorities and observatories wondering what the strange bright lights (stars) in the sky were.
OobM1 TIL Hitler was never president of Germany. He was appointed chancellor by the president (Paul von Hindenburg), and became the Fuhrer upon Hindenburg's death.