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TIL the NERF football was invented by a former NFL placekicker—Fred Cox of the Minnesota Vikings

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N7O58 TIL that the will of Who bassist John Entwistle, who died in 2002 after taking cocaine with a stripper in a Las Vegas hotel, divided his estate between his mother, son and girlfriend. A month after receiving an inheritance of ca £1million, Lisa Pritchett-Johnson died of a suspected drug overdose.
OGPW7 TIL the once-tasty "red delicious" type of apple is now recognized as having declined sharply in quality. Supermarkets wanted to apple to last longer, but the best tasting juicy apples often go bad more quickly. Selective breeding practices changed the red delicious into a more solid & shiny apple.
7rJRx TIL that Czech doctors successfully delivered a baby girl 117 days after her mother had suffered a severe stroke and became brain dead. After delivery, they disconnected the mother’s life support.
WyeN TIL there is 30-year-old Brazilian woman who has the mind and body of a 9-month-old
9wBOm TIL Showcasing his knack for self deprecating humour, Machiavelli towards the end of his life would sign as "N.Machiavelli, historian, comedian and tragic". The word "tragic" being a double entendre(author of tragedy/a person with a tragic life)