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TIL a 7th grader was ejected from a basketball game for dunking.

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r7ew TIL of a man who was sentenced to 20 hours of Beethoven after being caught for playing rap music too loud, as an alternative to a full fine. He only lasted 15 minutes before leaving.
6EJpZ TIL Hall of Fame pitcher Lee Smith didn’t play baseball until he was a junior in high school, only tried out to win a $10 bet, and only started pitching after his team’s star pitcher was killed in a hunting accident. His first start was a no hitter
Y77k7 TIL Nike Executive & friend of Michael Jordan Larry Miller (age 72), murdered a teenager at the age of 16.
R7Lr8 TIL Kevin Tunell killed Susan Herzog in a DUI. Part of his sentence was to send a check every week to Susan's parents. The check would be made out to Susan for $1 and he would send it every Friday for 18 years. Susan, was 18 when she was killed, on a Friday. In all, he would have to pay $936.
nWjgP TIL that DFIA (prev. Munchausen by proxy) is one of the most lethal forms of child abuse, with a 6-10% child mortality rate; 25% of siblings of FDIA child victims were also found to be deceased. The only known treatment is separating child from the abusive caregiver, and caregivers rarely improve.