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TIL Major League Baseball is the second-highest earning sports league in the world, behind only the NFL

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LkYQQ TIL Shenzhou 11 was China's sixth crewed space mission, and its longest to date, at 33 days. Commander Jing celebrated his 50th birthday while in orbit
NXnDM TIL Babe Ruth during his playing career never wore the Yankees home jersey with the interlocking NY (same as today). That was introduced in 1936 when Ruth was already retired. As a player he only wore the plain pinstripes at home.
NPLQ TIL One out of every four bridges in America either carries more traffic than originally intended or is in need of repair.
8aGmZ TIL about Minnie Freeman, a teacher in Nebraska in 1888 who saved all of her students after a freak blizzard struck. The winds were so strong the roof and door blew off the school. Using string she roped the kids together and trekked over a mile in whiteout conditions to the closest farmhouse.
ZpA1B TIL after a disease, this man’s memory functions were affected so badly that he can’t retain new memories and can only remember 7-60 seconds of memory before resetting