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TIL that O.J. Simpson's one-year-old daughter, Aaren Simpson, drowned in 1979

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X0eGQ TIL of "The Baja" - a 580-acre section of Delaware that borders New Jersey. Despite being on the eastern side of the Delaware River, New Jersey has lost three Supreme Court cases trying to acquire it from Delaware.
PYOQe TIL that people with unaided hearing loss earn on average $20,000 less per year than those who use implants or hearing aids.
EgQdP TIL The largest blackout in history left over 620 million people without power in 2012. Despite affecting 9% of the world's population, the blackout was entirely within the country of India.
VBBvQ TIL that Red Snapper and other deep sea fish often need to be vented after being caught because they suffer from barotrauma, or inflation of the air bladder, if they are to be released.
b6ga4 TIL of Abelard, who rejected the prevailing idea that “Jesus died for sins,” preferring instead to focus on God as loving, instead of harsh and judgmental. He was excommunicated.