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TIL that 36-year-old accountant Scott Foster had to come in for the Chicago Blackhawks as an emergency goalie due to injuries. It was his first time ever playing in the NHL, stopping all seven shots from the Winnipeg Jets in order to win the game.

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B51W TIL Xylitol, a product that is harmless to humans but toxic to dogs, is found in some peanut butter brands.
rRpZe TIL: in 1978, 2,300 students tried to set a WR for the largest tug of war game. Instead, disaster ensued. The 2,000ft long braided nylon rope snapped, recoiling several thousand pounds of stored energy. Nearly 200 students lay wounded, 5 with severed fingertips, hundreds more faced 2nd degree burns.
ZeYa TIL that according to scientists, all of the mosquitoes in the world could probably be killed off with minimal permanent ecological damage.
Wk9g8 TIL Warren Buffet, a billionaire worth ~$50 billion, was audited by the IRS in 1944 when he was 14 for making more than $500 during his paper route. He filed a tax return and was able to get a $45 return for bicycle maintenance and a broken watch.
yQ9bM TIL Screech owls bring Texas blind snakes into their nests so the snakes will eat the parasites that feed on the owlets.