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TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos baseball team while still in high school, but instead chose to play football in college. This technically makes him the last player drafted by the Expos still playing professional sports.

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oRmNo TIL that the phrase “Immaculate Conception” refers not to the belief that Mary became pregnant as a virgin, but to the belief that she was conceived without the “original sin” described in the book of Genesis that everyone else is born with.
6768 TIL Reminder - Main song from “O’ Brother Where Art Thou’ was an archival recording of an actual prisoner 40 years earlier. The record label tracked him down, paid him, and took him to the Grammys.
grPND Til: The Reason Samuel L. Jackson yells “Motherf---er" is that as a child he had a stutter and this helped keep his speech fluid
ygaM TIL that in 1968 Olympics, Kip Kieno was late for the 1500m final, because he was stuck in traffic. He ran 2 miles to make it to the event on time, and still won the gold. He was also suffering from Gallstones.
XEYM6 TIL that over 500 surgical operating room fires every year.