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TIL that in 1998, all 11 members of a soccer team in Africa were killed by lightning while leaving the other team unhurt

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1adGW TIL: Gerard Pique first met his future partner Shakira right before the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the music video "Waka Waka." Pique told her that Spain (his team) would win the World Cup so that he could meet her again when she sang at the final. That year, Spain won their first-ever World Cup.
BrL8D TIL: Much of Yosemite National Park is under water bc of a dam. John Muir fought to protect it and said of this section’s beauty: “no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.”
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worlY TIL despite being known as the highest honor of the U.S. military, the Medal of Honor has also been awarded to foreign soldiers. Following WW1, congress passed a law awarding the honor to the unknown soldiers of Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Romania.
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