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TIL that NFL players are three to 4 times more likely to contract Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) then the average American

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j6jmN TIL that there is a island in east Africa about half the size of a soccer field that houses about 500 full time residents. The island even has its own pharmacy, bars, and cafes.
9YnwG TIL that the last beneficiary of the Civil War veteran's pension died just 2 months ago (May 31, 2020)
4W6o TIL Dolphins can overcome sleep deprivation and remain constantly vigilant for days at a time by resting one half of their brain while the other half remains conscious.
wopOW TIL In 1894, William Stewart Halsted, the first chief of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, invented rubber gloves for his wife Caroline Hampton as he noticed her hands were affected by the daily surgeries she had performed and to prevent medical staff from developing dermatitis from surgical chemic
8aWE4 TIL of Koča Popović, a Yugoslav politician and Spanish Civil War veteran who is referred to as "The man who saved the Partisans" because of his breakthrough plans during Operation Southeast Croatia and at the Battle of Sutjeska both of which could have led to the annihilation of the resistance.