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TIL a 2009 study found that two years after retirement, 78% of former NFL players are under financial stress or have gone completely bankrupt.

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yMyX TIL that it takes 45 minutes to take a poop in space.
8a5RX TIL Owls have tubular eyes instead of spherical, making them unable to move their eyes in other directions. Instead of moving their eyes, they swivel their heads to view their surroundings.
R5MYl TIL the song “Ireland’s Call” was commissioned in 1995 to be used as the anthem for Ireland’s national rugby team since the team consists of Republican and Northern Irish players who are technically from two different countries.
Y78w7 TIL The Yacaratiá tree, called the bread tree by jesuit priests, is the only tree in the world with edible wood due to its lack of cellulose. It is a local delicacy in its native province of Misiones, on the Argentine coast.
ao4N TIL of Udre Udre, a Fijian Islander who was the most prolific cannibal in the world with over 872 victims in his lifetime.