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TIL: US President Gerald Ford turned down offers to play in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers after graduating from the University of Michigan

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Yp5V7 TIL about Sanada Masayuki, the head of Sanada clan in the 16th century, sent his older son to join the Tokugawa army and his younger son to the opposing army at the Battle of Sekigahara, the turning point in feudal Japan, to ensure the survival of the clan, regardless of the outcome.
dDVoZ TIL about the Anglo-Zanzibar War, which took place on August 27, 1896. It was just a thirty-eight minute war between the British Empire and the East African island nation of Zanzibar, making it the shortest war in history.
mx5OM TIL that each worker bee will do a variety of jobs in her lifetime, which lasts about 4-6 weeks during the active season. As they age, their duties become riskier, and require venturing further from the hive.
9wBrD TIL that Garry Kasparov, who was World Chess Champion for 15 years and broke the record for highest rating of all-time, took a formal IQ test in 1987 and scored 135.
0wMML TIL that Dred Scott and William Tecumseh Sherman are buried in the same cemetery located in St. Louis, Missouri.