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TIL Texas has Mutual Combat laws

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1alLV TIL that Alexander of Greece (Greece's 4th King) died aged 27 after a mob of monkeys attacked and bit him as he was trying to break a fight between one of the palace monkeys and his German Shepherd dog.
D148P TIL that a single Wolverine crossed the ice of Lake Huron into Michigan, where it lived out its days as the only one in the entire state. A local science teacher followed and studied her closely for years until her death. Upon finding her dead he said, "I feel like I lost a member of my family."
wLVLE TIL that a suicide bomber was foiled when he forgot to set adjust his clock for daylight savings time and the device went off early in his car
8eEM8 TIL during his two years playing major league baseball John Miller hit a home run in his first ever at bat, and his last ever at bat, and those are the only two home runs of his entire MLB career.