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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.

OkE1 TIL rappers Puff Daddy and Heavy D hosted an AIDS benefit in NYC in 1991. Unfortunately, overselling the event led to a stampede in which nine people died.
neLr7 TIL that slugs used to be used as lubricant on wheels
X0emj TIL that deafblind people can use the lormen alphabet to communicate
pY59b TIL the 100m WR for over 70s is 12.59 and was set with a headwind.
JYK6V TIL President James Garfield could write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other hand simultaneously