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TIL Matthew Broderick (who played Ferris Bueller and voiced Simba) killed two people and only paid a fine of $175

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J1lxj TIL that In 1859, a solar storm called the Carrington Event was so powerful that telegraph systems worldwide burst into sparks, shocking operators and even catching paper on fire. Auroras were seen as far south as the Caribbean, and some thought it was the end of the world.
OGBbe TIL that when the Who singer Roger Daltrey was set to promote the SM-58 microphone for Shure, he slammed it on the ground during a speech to prove its durability and carried on speaking with the still-working microphone
v1KeR TIL that in 1905, Chelsea FC put two small boys behind their goalkeeper, William "Fatty" Foulke, in order to accentuate Foulke's size (1.93m, 152kg) and put off opposing attackers. The boys would sometimes run and return the ball when it went out of play. By accident, ballboys came into being.
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vPYr TIL R.L. Stine, the author of the “Goosebumps” children’s books, also wrote the novelization of the film “Spaceballs”