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TIL That a soccer/football game in the UK was canceled shortly after it began due to heavy fog, everyone left except goalkeeper Sam Bartram who didn't hear the referee and guarded his goal in silence for 15 minutes before a policeman came and told him of the cancellation.

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XENJ8 TIL that the Icelandic government banned the stationing of black American soldiers in Iceland during the Cold War so as to "protect Icelandic women and preserve a homogenous national body". After pressure from the US military, the ban was eventually lifted in the late 1960s.
RRK4 TIL the king of Thailand used to give “White elephant gifts” to obnoxious courtiers. The recipient would be ruined by the present because they had to care for the animal.
0wv0L TIL of Paul Michael Stephani, a serial killer known as the “weepy-voiced-killer”. After committing a murder, he would call the police and tearily confess to his crimes. He even said he would turn himself in, but never did. He was caught after one of his victims managed to fight him off.
b69gE TIL that sperm whale oil is an essential ingredient when making a nuclear bomb.
oAA TIL that owls are unable to move their eyes in any direction.