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TIL that during the 1984–85 season, Gillingham F.C. finished fourth in the Third Division, missing promotion by just one place, despite a strong start and a standout performance from top goalscorer Tony Cascarino, who netted 20 goals across all competitions.

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M7w8V TIL California operates the world’s largest engineered water system—drawing snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada, diverting rivers, and pumping water hundreds of miles. Roughly 50 % of available water goes to environment (rivers, wildlife), 40 % to agriculture, and only 10 % to urban/industrial use.
6kbZ TIL an undercover FBI informant who infiltrated a Mosque in Irvine, Calif., stirred the pot so much to entrap other Muslims to engage in “violent jihad” that he was reported to law enforcement himself by the Mosque.
P1QpJ TIL in 2018, a UK school began enforcing a policy that banned all students from carrying backpacks after two students and a staff member were injured by students carrying book bags that were slung over their shoulders. As a protest, a student carried his books to school using a microwave.
yRMp TIL there is a lucky cribbage board that gets passed along from the oldest submarine in the US fleet to the next once the oldest one is decommissioned. It currently resides in a submarine launched in 1978.
9wR7M TIL during a 2015 study two students nearly died after they were accidentally given 30g of caffeine instead of 0.3g because the dosage had been calculated with a misplaced decimal point. Death has previously been reported after the consumption of just 18g. The university apologized & was fined £400K