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TIL that In 1916 4 people were killed by a juvenile Great White shark in New Jersey (1 of the victims was swimming in a freshwater creek far from the coast)

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gr6Ry TIL that most of the 100,000 French soldiers evacuated at Dunkirk were quickly sent back to France. About half of them ended up redeployed against the Germans before the French surrender, and many were subsequently killed or captured.
VBn1p TIL Irish-American dancer and Michael Flatley's shows have grossed over a $1 Billion. He was forced to retire in '16 due to an irreparably damaged spine, injured left knee, a torn right calf, two ruptured Achilles tendons, a fractured rib, and a recurring broken bone in his foot.
GAkM4 TIL happy hours are illegal in Indiana
4Xjww TIL Cattle rustling still occurs in the American West. In 2015, the Braum's restaurant chain had 1,100 unbranded cattle stolen from them.
WB5X TIL in the mid-1800s USA, “Native American” political parties (descendants from the original 13 colonies) grew popularity because many thought new Catholic, Irish and German immigrants “followed authoritarian leaders, imported crime and disease, stole native jobs, and practiced moral depravities.”