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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.

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Gb0g TIL that Marlboro cigarettes were originally designed for women. The iconic red stripe was intended to hide lipstick stains, thus making it appealing to women. When it failed to attract women, the company changed the filter color to a muted brown, slapped a cowboy on it and marketed it to men
yQ8nV TIL that Koko the signing gorilla liked human nipples so much that three staff members sued the organization that housed her for being forced to reveal their nipples to Koko.
p8a4 TIL There’s a helium shortage. In a decade, we might not even have enough for silicon. Or for an MRI.
GYyWQ TIL walking through a doorway signals your brain to think a task is complete, which leads to the "why did I walk in here again?" sensation
5Y8pD TIL producers Alexander Salkind and Ilya Salkind insisted Christopher Reeve's Superman have a big bulge. "Either he has a big one, or he has nothing!" Reeve wore a metal codpiece.