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TIL that Bo Jackson is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football, and using him in Tecmo Bowl is cheating

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gr1kL TIL Ancient pottery from West Africa have been chemically analyzed, showing organic residue of their diets. The Nok people from 3,500 years ago enjoyed quality nutrition in greens such as African eggplant, okra, cowpea and bombax, and added flavors to starch-based staples
1ay4d TIL Michael Jackson was supposed to be in the Twin Towers while the 9/11 attacks occurred, dealing with a business meeting, but he missed it because he overslept.
BrG4k TIL that the epidermis is composed of five layers - basal, spinous, granular, clear, and cornified. Skin cells follow a genetically programmed process of death in forming the cornified (outermost) layer.
XO0D TIL that the “Afghan Girl” (Sharbat Gula) was identified using an Iris Recognition algorithm comparing the original 1984 photo and, when she was located, a 2002 photo
xW4D TIL - When Pope Francis released white doves from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square in Rome the “symbol-of-peace” birds were immediately attacked by a seagull and a crow.