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TIL in August 1968 after being turned down by 19 other teams, the Atlanta Braves signed 62-year-old pitcher Satchel Paige so he could get his MLB pension. He needed only 158 days on an active roster to reach the five-year minimum required to receive his pension. He collected $250 a month.

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6ABX TIL: A strongman named John Holtum demonstrated his strength by putting a full cannon on stage and catching the 50-lb cannonballs it fired directly at his chest. The first time he tried, he lost two fingers, but wasn’t injured after that.
d8wvQ TIL that Gerald Ford was born as Leslie King Jr. Soon after he was born, Leslie King Sr. drew a butchers knife on his wife and baby son, prompting her to move out, divorce him and remarry a paint salesman named Gerald Ford. They then decided to give the baby his name instead.
8W9L TIL when the second plane hit the WTC on 9/11, NYC TV station WPIX’s transmission facility was destroyed in the explosion. As a result the channel was stuck showing the exact moment the plane hit the South Tower for the whole day.
j6Zbp TIL: The World's Biggest Spider is the Goliath Birdeater, with a leg span of up to 30 centimeters and a body length of up to 11 cm. Despite its name, it primarily eats insects but has been observed preying on small mammals, amphibians, and snakes.
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