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TIL that the NFL made a commitee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players

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r5xx TIL that there are more slaves now than at any other point in history, even though slavery is illegal in all countries.
6QPX TIL that U.S. schoolchildren used to say the Pledge of Allegiance using the “Bellamy salute” (more recognizably the salute used by Hitler and the Nazis). In order to prevent further confusion or controversy, US Congress instituted the hand-over-the-heart gesture.
Z8oo TIL NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building, the largest open air building in the world, is so big that it has its own weather. Air condition must be used all the time otherwise it may rain inside.
m1w8O TIL eating poppyseed can affect your drug test and make it positive!
x6lbD TIL that in 1979, a charity special episode of the academic student quiz show "It's Academic" was held between a team of three Democratic U.S. Senators, three Republican U.S. Senators, and three members of the press. The special was handily won by the press team.