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TIL Teddy Roosevelt saved American football from becoming extinct due to the excessive fatalities and “blood baths” the sport once caused

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PYo0n TIL that The Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the three Great Pyramids on the Giza Plateau, was attempted to be Destroyed by the Son of Saladin, after 8 months they were Only able to create a Gash in the Pyramid.
jNynM TIL the strawberry on the tomato pin cushion is filled with emery powder, an abrasive, to sharpen pins.
X0maP TIL that a social worker accused Eminem's mom, Debbie Mathers-Briggs, of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy at a 1996 juvenile court proceeding for his younger half-brother, Nathan, which led to him being removed from Debbie's custody after social services found her guilty of child abuse.
4Xkjb TIL it is estimated that by 2040, 70% of the US population will reside in just 15 states, meaning just 30% of the whole population will control 70% of the Senate
4K85 TIL: A flood in 1990 led to a bull shark entering an Australian golf course lake. There’s now 12 fully grown adults in the fresh water lake.