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TIL convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky was taunted by inmates singing “Hey teacher leave them kids alone” A line from Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in The Wall

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KOlZJ TIL that a researcher in South Africa, J.J. Steyn convinced people to use spider colonies to control flies and it worked much better than chemical pesticides.
Y7Z77 Today I learned that an Elephant killed a woman by stomping on her, and then went to the funeral to trample her again.
1LND TIL the city of Minneapolis has more than 11 miles of “skyway” connecting nearly every building in the downtown area. This includes apartment buildings and even a college, so that some residents never have to leave the system of interconnected structures in the course of their day-to-day lives.
6EwEQ TIL the oldest-known land animal in the world is a tortoise named Jonathan. He lives in West Africa.
epAv5 TIL the world's oldest amusement park, Bakken, opened in 1583 in Denmark. It started with the discovery of a natural spring in the area, attracting large seasonal crowds believing in the water's curative properties. This attracted entertainers and salesmen, kickstarting the park's establishment.