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TIL Mormon missions are entirely self-funded--many Mormon children start saving for their mission as early as age 6

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grlX4 TIL that Andy Reid (whose Kansas City Chiefs just won the Super Bowl again) was a very large child. In 1971, the future head coach appeared on 'Monday Night Football' for an athletic competition. Already 6'2" tall and weighing 220 lb, Reid was so large that he wore a real NFL player's uniform.
rNK1w Today I learned that the english language got so many different names for a group of animals
QJgbX TIL when asked what he was going to do next after he failed to get his party's nomination for reelection in 1856, Franklin Pierce said, “There’s nothing left to do but get drunk.” He later died of liver failure
yQy1X TIL that 1 in 4 U.S. auto accidents are caused by distracted driving (cellphone use), and that distracted driving is considered 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk.
Z8mwo TIL Canada didn't become fully independent from the UK until 1982