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TIL The murderous 'Mad Trapper of Rat River' led police on a month-long manhunt in the Canadian wilderness. The pursuit ended after a 150 mi (240 km) run and a shootout in which Albert Johnson (believed to be a pseudonym) was fatally wounded on the Eagle River, Yukon

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BgWVK TIL The Marx Brothers radio show Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel about an unscrupulous lawyer was orginally called Beagle, Shyster, and Beagle. The title changed after Morris Beagle sued because he was receiving prank phone calls. In show, Groucho's character changed his name because he divorced.
bJPZ TIL Four days after the Hillsborough disaster, in the European Cup semi-final between AC Milan v Real Madrid, the referee blew his whistle two minutes into the game to stop play and hold a minute’s silence for those who lost their lives. Halfway through, AC Milan fans sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.
Y7gBr TIL that 2 out of the 3 members of the boy band LFO have lost their lives to cancer.
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rRdLw TIL that former major league pitcher Randy Johnson is now a professional photographer. The logo of his company is a tribute to the bird he hit while pitching in 2001.