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TIL the Patriots under Bill Belichick haven’t signed a player they drafted in the first three rounds to a second contract since Duron Harmon (Third Round, 2013).

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m1d8x TIL that Sassanid king Khosrow l invaded and sacked the City of Antioch, in which he brought captured citizens of Antioch to a newly built exact replica of Antioch called Wēh Antīōk Khosrow which literally translates to "Khosrow's better Antioch"
OoZ8L TIL: Comedian/Actor Joel McHale took an Uber from Rochester, NY to Manhattan. His flight out was canceled and needed to get to his appearance on Jimmy Fallon, so he spent $700 on a (350 mile, 5-6 hour) Uber ride and paid $200 in tips, as well as paid the driver additional money for his gas back.
e0k5E TIL about a bear name Mink that lived in Hanover, New Hampshire. A man used to feed her donuts everyday but unfortunately the man died. She ventured into town in search of the treat forcing officials to relocate her. But the determined bear walked over a thousand miles back to Hanover.
8aNQV TIL the world's first microprocessor was built in 1968 for the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet (featured in the cinema classic "Top Gun"), and was kept classified until 1998
P1bxJ TIL that the smoking cherub on Van Halen’s album cover for 1984 was an actual kid, and not just artwork!