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TIL that eight years before becoming head coach of Indiana University's football team, Curt Cignetti was head coach of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania's football team

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16BG8 TIL that the only known portrait of the famous mathematician Adrien-Marie Legendre is a caricature, and the only other depiction was discovered in 2005 to be a portrait of another Legendre.
6EwlZ TIL: Although likely not contemporaneous with Jesus Christ, scientists cannot explain how the image was put on the Shroud of Turin
kOB6g TIL that there is a 8.5 cm (3.3 in) aluminium astronaut on the moon called the Fallen Astronaut meant to honor astronauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration.
R51E1 TIL at age five, Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and performed before European royalty.
Wn0L TIL clothes are exempt from sales tax in New York if it’s under $110