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TIL that the first aircraft hijacker in Norway surrendered his weapon for a six-pack

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dD6eE TIL Canada's Gulf Islands National Park Reserve grew after two individuals donated a 7.8 hectare parcel of ecologically sensitive land located on Saturna Island, the first ever donation of privately held land to a federal agency. The park has 33 sq km of land on 15 Islands
XKa8 TIL Serena and Venus Williams were 16 and 18 years old when they challenged any man outside the top 200 best tennis players in the world to beat them, Karsten Braasch the 203 player accepted the challenge and defeated them with 6-1 and 6-2, they later changed it to beating anyone outside of top 350.
4evg TIL a judge dismissed animal-cruelty charges against a police officer accused of sticking his penis into the mouths of five calves in 2006, claiming a grand jury couldn’t infer whether the cows had been “tormented” or “puzzled” by the situation or even irritated that they’d been duped out of a meal.
ADWJB TIL violinist Lili Haydn was allowed to choose her own name as a child, and for a time was known as 'Helicopter'
yQYXw TIL Stars don't twinkle in outer space. The refraction of light from earth's atmosphere is why we see them twinkle.