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TIL punch cards originated in the textile industry with complex weaving patterns being encoded and executed

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164MP TIL that Andy Warhol's nephew James Warhola is also a successful artist who did artwork for Mad Magazine, the Garbage Pail Kids cards and numerous science fiction book covers.
lRDa TIL the NFL owns the licensing rights to every team except the Cowboys. In 1995 Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones started to make his own deals, NFL sued him for 300 million, to make the league back down, Jerry counter sued them for 750 million.
vBZ7 TIL The clinically depressed mind is hyperactive as opposed to inactive. Symptoms of depression such as anxiety, poor attention and concentration, and memory issues are linked to hyperactivity.
8aWPV TIL it was legal in Missouri to kill Mormons on sight until 1976
9Z1m TIL that the NFL cannot host games on Fridays or Saturdays until late December as federal law prohibits professional football leagues from competing with college or high school football, which typically host games on those days.