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TIL about Myron Rolle who enrolled in medical school and eventually became a neurosurgeon after being cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers

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8aa8X TIL of the term "Sitzkrieg" which describes the lack of major military action during an active war, mainly describing the eight months of time between when Great Britain and France declared war on Germany before any major operations were executed.
BVW TIL Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark to keep their eye out for a 10 foot tall Lion while they explored the West.
R7nka TIL that astronauts in the 1970s raised the surface temperature of the moon by simply walking on it, exposing the darker soil from under the lighter soil, ultimately causing the moon to absorb more of the sun’s energy.
D9Bv TIL Minnesota’s program for “sexual psychopaths” has never fully released a patient in its 21-year history, essentially constituting a life sentence.
JDBl TIL that South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna has not finished off the podium in her ENTIRE career