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TIL Former NFL player Jason Brown walked away from football and a multimillion dollar contract to be a farmer - a skill he learned from YouTube.

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VBp7D TIL that Gregor Mendel (father of genetics) had his body exhumed on his 200th birthday in 2022. Scientists examined his skeleton, analyzed his DNA, and also found an extra coffin that wasn't listed in official records.
rRkO0 TIL that the Fabii, one of ancient Rome's most prestigious families, was nearly wiped out in one battle where 306 male members of the family died. The sole survivor of the family had been too young to go to war.
Z8nmQ TIL about the Water deer. A deer that has tusks instead of antlers.
0dW81 TIL An engineer named Walter "Taffy" Holden accidentally took off in a military jet without knowing how to fly it
4Q5R TIL Finland has been sending expectant mothers free ‘baby boxes’ since the 30’s. The babies sleep in them and are credited with Finland’s world leading low mortality rates