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J1JNm TIL that the NCAA was originally founded to protect college athletes from the brutality of early college football. In 1904 alone, there were 159 serious injuries and 18 deaths on the field.
J1apk TIL: Certain US college athletes can buy insurance to protect against future loss of earnings as a pro due to disabling injury during college
VM5lp TIL only a few American universities make money off of college sports. The overwhelmingly majority of universities loses money for the school