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TIL that the Bible mentions powerful, sinful giants known as the “Nephilim”, who are the children of fallen angels and mortal women.

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KOwgQ TIL in 1971, a crazed fan shot a flare-gun towards Frank Zappa and his band during a concert in Switzerland. The resulting fire injured several audience members, melted the bands equipment, and destroyed the venue. This incident was the inspiration for Deep Purples, 'Smoke On The Water.'
AN74B TIL that the UK has an invasive population of wallabies in the wild.
Bg68b TIL - The military–entertainment complex is the cooperation between militaries and entertainment industries to their mutual benefit, especially in such fields as cinema, multimedia, virtual reality, and multisensory extended reality.
BrayD TIL a law school grad sued her alma mater, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, because she felt they made false statements that she'd be able to get a good job after acquiring a law degree from them. She lost the case.
nry7 TIL that workers in the UK can’t be forced to work over 48 hours a week unless they have opted out of this restriction.