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TIL of Gander New Newfoundland: A place that took care of travelers that were diverted after during 9/11

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epvW6 TIL One of the few recorded deaths resulting from a professional tennis match was a line judge that got hit in the groin by a serve. It knocked him backward out of his chair, hitting his head on the court. After that, line judges were no longer allowed to sit during play
VMQW0 Today I learned about a group of 6 adult male lions that formed a coalition and took over 7,000 acres of land, killed over 100 other lions, and practiced cannabalism for over 16 years.
RjwQ TIL after it was reported that a guesthouse in Hudson, NY charged guests $500 for giving negative online critiques, Yelpers gave it hundreds of one-star reviews
8a6pb TIL The husband of British writer Angelica Garnett (a niece of Virginia Woolf) had once been a lover of her biological father. She later dated a painter who had also been one of her father's lovers.
QYQX TIL: A woman with Type 1 diabetes underwent an islet cell transplant. Since the transplant, her glucose levels have remained at a healthy level, and she was taken off insulin and has no dietary restrictions. “She is like a nondiabetic person but requires antirejection drugs,”