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TIL Minor League baseball player Anthony Giansanti used to leave a ticket for Rhonda Rousey for all of his games, she never showed

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QJn6p TIL During the first SARS epidemic in 2002-2004, to help revive the economy Toronto hosted a concert called SARSstock which was attended by 500,000 people and headlined by The Rolling Stones , AC/DC, Justin Timberlake, Rush and others. It is the largest outdoor ticketed event in Canadian history
oBalY TIL a British nurse named Edith Cavell helped treat soldiers regardless of their nationalities in WWI. She also helped them escape from German occupied Belgium. When caught, she refused to lie about her actions and was executed by firing squad.
M7kd7 TIL that bystanders are less likely to intervene in emergency situations as the size of the group increases, and they feel less personal responsibility.
BgEDW TIL That Antarctica is approximately 1.5 times larger than the United States.
wnkE TIL Singapore is the only country in the history of the modern world to gain independence against its own will.