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TIL we can't exactly determine someone's age scientifically

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PYPLJ TIL in 1941 the owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles NFL teams swapped franchises, meaning all players relocated and the teams were renamed. Despite the 1940 Eagles and 1941 Eagles being completely different teams, the NFL considers them one unbroken entity.
9YKap TIL that there are 5,280 feet in a mile because in 1592, Parliament decided that a mile should be made up of eight furlongs, which are each 660 feet.
QJJDE TIL In 1916, the German Empire allowed citizens to take passport photos with their dogs.
1lOP TIL: Cops can keep anything they seize, even if you are proven innocent. (In certain states)
eyGJ TIL that when Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during its 1910 approach, there was public fear that a gas discovered in the tail, cyanogen, would destroy all life on the planet, leading to people buying gas masks and “Anti-Comet Pills.”