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TIL there have been no recorded human deaths due to a meteorite fall.

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kJPZW TIL there's a live stream for the bridge between Buffalo, NY and Fort Erie, Ont. that has been operating for 18 months straight
JYj14 TIL that old, weak, malnourished whales will simply sink, unable to reach the surface and suffocate to death...
p8avO TIL of the Wounded Knee Massacre, an incident between the US Army and the Lakota Tribe whereby 150 to 300 unarmed Lakota were killed. 20 soldiers received Medals of Honor for the incident, including one for "conspicuous bravery in rounding up and bringing to the skirmish line a stampeded pack mule."
geky TIL: Al Pacino was offered the role of Han Solo, but turned it down because he “didn’t understand the script.” He also turned down lead roles in Die Hard, Pretty Woman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, First Blood, Beverly Hills Cop, and Apocalypse Now.