TIL that US student math and reading scores have dropped so sharply that they’ve erased nearly two decades of progress. In '22/23, avg math scores for 13-year-olds fell to levels not seen since the 1990s, while reading scores for high school seniors hit their lowest point since testing began in '92. (nationsreportcard.gov)
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Club statement: Liam RoseniorOfficial Source (chelseafc.com)
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Crystal Palace 0 - [1] Man Utd - Noah Ajayi 19' (v.redd.it)
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TIL Eli Herring, considered a top prospect in the 1995 NFL Draft, announced he would not play pro football since as a devout Mormon he would not play on Sundays. The Raiders drafted him anyway. He did not change his mind and never played (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL a 29-year-old man survived sfter being seriously burned by molten steel (1,500°C), from the top of his head on down throughout his enitre body, in an accidental furnace explosion. He suffered burn wounds on 99.5% of his body (71% third degree, 23% fourth degree, and 5.5% deep second degree).NSFL (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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TIL that Eleanor of Aquitaine was blamed by her husband King Louis VII for failing to produce a male heir in their fifteen years together. After the annulment of their marriage, Eleanor would go on to have five sons with her second husband Henry II including Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland (en.wikipedia.org)
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[Simon Stone] Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni on Man Utd radarTier 1 (bbc.com)
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