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TIL that the AFL Grand Final is a state holiday in Victoria

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j67nE TIL about the Loggerhead shrike, or butcherbird, a small carnivorous bird which impales its prey on spikes for easier consumption and to store to eat later.
rN0AM TIL many survived the Pompeii volcanic explosion and the ones that were buried had time to go home, gather their family, valuables, and religious iconography before trying to flee and being caught in a "traffic jam"
ggJ4 TIL in 2008 a school Camden, NJ forced 7 students to eat their lunch off the floor for 2 weeks after a child accidentally spilled water while refilling a water cooler. The 7 students won a $500,000 legal settlement
9wEV7 TIL Four people were arrested after allegedly filing false insurance claims about a bear causing damage to their Rolls Royce Ghost as well as two Mercedes. The suspects provided video evidence of the “bear attacks”, but it looked it looked suspicious.
ZpdvY TIL: million dollar fancy houses in Mesa de Yeguas (colombia) do not have windows or walls as temperature is perfect and are not needed.