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TIL Ken Griffey Jr. played for the Chicago White Sox

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9aLD TIL Stephen Colbert exists in the Marvel Universe. After departing from a campaign event, he saw Spider-Man battling Grizzly. He tried to help by pushing a statue off the building. It hit Grizzly on the head, Spider-Man thanked him for his help and gave him a ride home.
kEKm TIL Apollo Mission astronauts have nearly five times higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than other astronauts due to exposure to deep-space radiation.
gLxX TIL that over 1,000,000 Euros are thrown into the Trevi fountain every year. The money is used to subsidize a supermarket for the needy.
n0Lo TIL that the pilot episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for “Best Animated Short Film” at the 1995 Academy Awards.
VBQQB TIL about Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT). Where fecal matter from a healthy donor is introduced into a patient’s GI tract. It helps to restore healthy bacteria in the lower intestine and controls the infection Clostridium difficile (C. diff)