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TIL in 2012, two elementary school students in the state of Washington were severely sunburned on field day and brought to the hospital by their mom after they were not allowed to apply sunscreen due to not having a doctor's note. The school district's sunscreen policy was based on statewide law.

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XEpKX TIL actor Joaquin Phoenix got into a traffic accident which flipped over his car, but was rescued by a random passerby who first calmly snatched away Phoenix's cigarette lighter right before it lit up the leaking gas tank. The passerby was Werner Herzog.
a8b99 TIL that Georges Bizet, the composer of Carmen, arguably the most popular opera in the repertoire, died before the opera was first produced and never knew how successful it was. Also, the opera initially received lukewarm reviews in France and only became popular when it was shown outside France.
QNeok TIL the name of the Australian outback town Coober Pedy, where almost everyone lives underground, translates to whitefellas hole in Aboriginal
wAkW TIL A Florida Sheriff’s Office twice arrested the wrong “Ashley Chiasson”, who served 5 weeks in jail, even though there was a 20lb and 5 inch difference in the women and they had a different middle name. Key witnesses and victims were not shown photo lineups to identify the suspect in both cases.
b9Jx0 TIL the 16th century Girolamini library had been systematically looted by the library's director. Thousands of rare and historically invaluable books were stolen including works of Galileo and Kepler, many are still missing. The director was sentenced to 7 years house arrest.