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TIL blue jays aren’t actually blue

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VklZ TIL that in 1896 Auburn ROTC cadets greased the skids of a railway track before a football game. The train with the incoming team couldn’t stop and slid halfway to the next town, forcing them to walk 5 miles to the game possibly contributing to their 45-0 loss.
XEnLX TIL The Draft Eisenhower movement was the only successful political draft of the 20th century to take a private citizen to the Oval Office. It was a widespread American grassroots political movement that eventually persuaded Dwight D. Eisenhower to run for President.
4k4bw TIL James Salisbury, inventor of the Salisbury steak, was a physician during the American Civil War. He was convinced that vegetables were responsible for heart disease and mental illness, and that Salisbury steak should be eaten three times a day for bodily defense and weight loss.
QJ5yM Today I learned that Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart was actually originally written for a Broadway musical about vampires in love, which was never made (unfortunately!).
e00r4 TIL Steve Seagal and Joe Arapio killed a puppy with a tank during a raid on a suspected cockfighting ring. Upwards of 100 roosters were also killed, no illegal activity was discovered.