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TIL: Nate Horton is the first (and likely to remain only) NHL player to be credited with a goal in an NHL game which he technically did not play.

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KjnR TIL a high school in Allen, TX built a $60 million football stadium that was forced to close after 18 months due to “construction failures” and “deficient design.” It reopened over a year later and the Allen Eagles have yet to lose a game in their new stadium.
w8n8 TIL That France produces so much nuclear energy that it actually exports energy and makes a profit.
ogBo TIL that in the Soviet Union in 1991, voting “None of the Above” led to new elections with new candidates, eventually leading to the end of the Soviet Union.
RVE7 TIL: After 4 weeks of training, Zappos offers all new employees $2,000 to quit.
Z8YWp TIL about the death of Elisa Lam, a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia who disappeared while staying at the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Only later to be found in the water tank when guests complained of problems with the water supply.