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TIL former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue played college basketball at Georgetown.

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koe5 TIL that people in Denmark both pay the highest taxes in the world and are the happiest people in the world, according to several surveys, have 6% unemployment and a nominal GDP that’s 25% higher than that of the United States.
69ge8 TIL that in 2006, FBI agents attempted to arrest prison guards at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, after having learnt the guards were trading drugs for sex with female inmates. One of the guards opened fire with a personal handgun, killing one agent and wounding another.
awNKA TIL The Boreal Chickadee adapts to cold climate by lowering its body temperature from 108°F (42°C) to 85°F (29°C) in order to conserve their fat storage.
PYyxV TIL the last bursts of light in the universe will not be visible from any of the other last remaining stars. The distances will be so large that the photons will decay before crossing them.
DQ5eV TIL Airports use ultrahigh pressure washing trucks to remove rubber from runways. When a plane lands, the tires are not spinning and drag, emitting a puff of smoke. The friction built up causes the rubber to polymerize and harden, leaving rubber which needs to be periodically removed