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TIL that someone walking the full 268 miles of the UK's Pennine Way will navigate 287 gates, 249 timber stiles, 183 stone stiles and 204 bridges, and will cross the border between England and Scotland

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EgnYo TIL, in 1566, A heavily pregnant Mary, Queen of Scotts, was held up at gunpoint, as her Secretary (David Rizzio), was dragged away from her and stabbed to death by her Husband and his co-conspirators, forcing Mary to witness the execution as he begged the Queen to save him.
JGxk TIL In 1994 Michael Crichton simultaneously topped the charts for film (Jurassic Park), television (ER), and book sales (Disclosure).
kvee TIL that alien abduction stories are probably based on sleep paralysis, a condition where you wake up, dream-hallucinate someone in your room, and can’t move.
8GW8 TIL Leo Ryan is the only member of US Congress ever killed in the line of duty. He was assassinated while investigating human rights violations at Jonestown.
Ooa4e TIL some Jewish males celebrate a second Bar Mitzvah at age 83, under the logic that the Torah states a normal lifespan is 70 years, thus an 83-year-old can be considered 13 in a second lifetime. This practice is becoming more common as people live longer, healthier lives