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TIL that deaths from 9/11 related illnesses will soon outpace the number of people lost on that fateful day.

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rwLx TIL that the Ostrich-Egg Globe may be the oldest globe, dated 1504, to depict the New World, engraved with immaculate detail on two conjoined halves of ostrich eggs.
JYR5m TIL in 2017, after three consecutive years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ending in a tie, the rules were changed. Contestants still on stage after the first day of the bee are now given a written test. If necessary to avoid a tie, the results of the test are used to determine the winner.
loLBr TIL The "International Space Station" (ISS) was built/assembled piece by piece (modules) rather than building it first on Earth and launching it in one go, due to it's sheer size
MeOjB TIL that Roseanne Barr was hit by a car at age 16, and the hood ornament went into her brain and through her skull. Her behavior changed so radically that she was institutionalized for eight months at Utah State Hospital, where she had a baby, which she gave up for adoption.
4kkE5 TIL William Wallace's co-commander, Andrew Moray, was mainly responsible for the Scottish victory in the Battle of Stirling Bridge, but died of his wounds. William Wallace was subsequently defeated in the Battle of Falkirk, when he let his men stand still in a hail of longbow fire.