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TIL: Following the teams first Stanley Cup victory, Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington included the name of his father, Basil, who was unaffiliated with the team, to be engraved on the cup. After the NHL learned of the move, it ordered the name removed. The name is now covered by a line of X's.

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LkeMd TIL that a bomb blast on a bus in London, England was initially feared to have killed 3 people and injured 8 in a suspected IRA attack.
xV1AD TIL of Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, something you just found out about suddenly seems everywhere. It’s caused by two different things: Selective attention, which kicks in when you’re struck by a brand new thing and confirmation bias, each sighting is further proof that you’re right.
166Pd TIL about Cyclones Katrina and Victor-Cindy, a cyclone (hurricane for the Americans) in the Southern Hemisphere that maintained its circulation for over fifty days, crossed over three basins (South Pacific -> Australian Region -> Southwest Indian Ocean), and used three names.
awLZ TIL an Australian journalist was kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents, but was released 24 hours later after the Iraqi insurgents used Google to verify that he’s journalist.
GAQL5 TIL: Non volatile memory onboard the Apollo spacecraft were made by manually weaving copper wires between magnetic cores, bit by bit. Software had to be perfect because any revisions to code were impossible