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TIL 32 years after the Hillsborough disaster, officials added a 97th victim to the death toll. Andrew Devine suffered irreversible brain damage in the crush and passed away in 2021

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E1PWw TIL in the LOTR, Gimli was 139 years old when he joined the Fellowship. He also wanted to join his father and Thorin Oakenshield on their journey to reclaim The Lonely Mountain in The Hobbit, but was denied for being too young at age 62.
loBgB TIL of a spider called Bagheera kiplingi who is known for its peculiar diet, which, uniquely for a spider, is mostly herbivorous. No other known spider has such a thoroughly herbivorous diet.
nepEo TIL although quite rare, several cases of modern piracy have occurred on Falcon Lake on the Texas/Mexico border, mostly targeting boaters who venture close to the shore on the Mexico side. The violent Los Zetas cartel is largely responsible.
rk14 TIL “Withholding sex and affection” is considered “Sexual Violence” according to the University of Michigan
6EenY TIL about Bill Baxley, elected Atty. Gen. of Alabama at 29 yrs old in 1970. He reopened the 16th St. Church Bombing case and received a threatening letter from Edward R. Fields, Grand Dragon of the KKK. Baxley’s reply was short & sweet: “My response to your letter of Feb. 19, 1976 is - kiss my ass.”