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TIL that a river flooded over a golf course in Australia and bull sharks established a population in one of the golf course's lakes.

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nWvWr TIL that after the collapse of the Tacoma bridge in 1940, it’s designer Clark Eldridge enlisted in the navy. He was captured and sent to a POW camp by the Japanese for three years. During his imprisonment, a Japanese officer recognized him, walked up to him and said “Tacoma bridge!”.
gMNr9 TIL In his mid-70s, Goya created dark paintings not intended for public display, including "Two Old Ones Eating Soup"
L7lv TIL TWA Flight 541 was hijacked in 1978 by the daughter of a woman who was killed while hijacking a helicopter to free a federal prisoner, who was in prison for hijacking a TWA flight in 1972.
Jnek TIL that in Liechtenstein’s last military engagement they sent 80 men and returned with 81 as they had made a friend
p6Be TIL Aspartame – a common artificial sweeter in soft drinks – is one of the most rigorously tested food ingredients to date. Scientists have found no link between regular Aspartame consumption and cancer.