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TIL the incredible story of Alan Page: First ever NFL defensive MVP (1971); after the NFL attended law school; became a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and served for more than 20 years.

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JY4al TIL about the unsolved killing of Ken McElroy of Skidmore, Missouri. He was indicted 21 times and escaped conviction each time, except the last. He was later killed in broad daylight by at least two different firearms. Although this was witnessed by a few dozen people, no one has been convicted.
Lk9GQ TIL of the Emery Celtic Cross - in the early 2000s, a Forester in Ireland planted two different species of trees to create a 125 metre tall Celtic cross design within a forest. The design was first discovered in 2016 by an airplane passenger, 6 years after the Forester, Liam Emery, had died.
N9xe TIL that JRR Tolkien never said that hobbits have disproportionately large feet. They were an invention of illustrators that were copied in many other adaptations and derivative works.
Z49D TIL that in 2008, 40% of German soldiers were overweight and unfit for duty. 8% were severely overweight
W7wpo TIL that tons of works in the U.S. released between 1909 and 1976 are in the public domain not due to its copyright expiring. Until the Copyright Act of 1976 was passed, a works U.S. copyright had to be renewed 28 years after publication in order for copyright protection to be extended.