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TIL about the Hillsborough disaster, a tragedy when over thousands of soccer attendees flooded the standing pens so much that 96 people were killed by the stampede.

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mxX4p TIL married men make 10 to 20% more money on average than men who choose to stay single their entire lives.
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nYrY TIL Harris Rosen, a man that helped Disney launch The Contemporary and The Polynesian hotels was fired right after the projects because he wasn’t a “company man.” He went on to create a scholarship fund for his city with 11MM of his own funds. Crime rates have plummeted and graduation rates soared.