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TIL my former VP in HS was the First round 2nd pick in CFL draft 1960 for the Calgary Stampeders

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nWgeG TIL even though there are some ecological concerns about their numbers, hogsuckers are abundant and widely distributed to southern Canada and much of the eastern and southern United States
AD19x TIL working too much is an official cause of death in Japan. Called 'Karoshi' which literally means 'overwork death' it became a hot button issue mid to late 1980s, when several high-ranking businessmen who were still in their prime years suddenly died without any previous sign of illness.
P6oZ TIL the Soviets suffered more casualties at the Battle of Stalingrad than the Americans did for the entirety of World War 2.
bvk9 TIL that there are dozens of houses in Detroit for sale at $1 a piece.
p8dL4 TIL the US Army suppressed a movie on the psychological affects of war on veterans called Let There Be Light. It was made just after WW2 and wasn't released until the 1980s, over 30 years later.