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R70a6 TIL that on 21 October 1966, a coal mining spoil heap liquefied due to having been placed on top of a mountain spring, and collapsed onto the town of Aberfan, Wales, burying houses and the Pantglas primary school, resulting in the deaths of 116 children, 5 teachers, and 23 residents of the town
W70D9 TIL Charlene Wittstock was an Olympian and an All-Africa gold medal swimmer when she met Prince Albert II of Monaco who is 20 years her senior. They have been married for 12 years and have two children.
0p7y TIL that a group of ferrets is called a business.
e0Ywk TIL that English cricket great Denis Compton was renowned for his absent-mindedness. He once arrived at a match without his kitbag, so he used an antique bat from the stadium's museum; and during a major celebration in honour of his 70th birthday, his mother rang, telling him that he was only 69
D1WPv TIL that Roger Ebert, Weird Al Yankovic, Jerry Seinfeld, Terry Gillam, and Dave Gibbons (the author of Watchmen), among others, all give credit to MAD Magazine for the reason they're in their respective careers and for being one of the largest influences on them.