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TIL that in 40 of the 50 states, coaches are the highest-paid public employee.

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gJPL TIL that a successful attempt at breaking the altitude record for a helicopter resulted in an engine failure which led to a world record for the longest autorotation of a helicopter.
lmbA TIL The mortality rate for cheetah cubs in the wild is about 70 percent, while it is only 20 percent for those under human care.
NXvGe TIL after professional football player Lyle Alzado became enraged, throwing a helmet at another player, the NFL enacted the "Lyle Alzado Rule” that disallowed the use of helmets as a weapon. Years later, Alzado was beset with brain cancer, believing it to be retribution for a profligate lifestyle.
QJPxk TIL In October 1986 Soviet submarine K-219 suffered an explosion and sank in the mid Atlantic with an estimated 30+ nuclear warheads aboard. The cause for this explosion is contested to this day.
4Q5b TIL that Canada caught and removed more spies from the U.S than from any other country in the last ten years.