... that the Andrew Freedman Home served as a retirement home for "aged and indigent persons of both sexes", who had formerly been of "good circumstances"?
... that 21-year-old Danny Duffy's abrupt retirement from the Kansas City Royals organization in 2010 reminded many of when Zack Greinke left the baseball club in 2006?
... that professional baseball player Tony Cingrani did not expect his college team to invite him back for his senior season after he struggled as a junior?
... that the appointment of Mo Cowan to the U.S. Senate marks the first time two African Americans served concurrently?
... that the manuscript of Harper Lee's forthcoming novel, Go Set a Watchman—written before To Kill a Mockingbird but featuring its key characters—was lost until rediscovered by her lawyer in 2014?
... that Trevor Story is the first rookie in Major League Baseball to hit home runs in each of his first four games?
... that baseball player Ryan Boldt, who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10?
... that Will Dismukes, a 29-year-old member of the Alabama House of Representatives, is also an ordained minister and former baseball player, and suffered a massive stroke at the age of 22?
... that as state health commissioner of Indiana, Woody Myers supported the right of Ryan White, a teenage boy with HIV/AIDS, to return to public school in the face of anti-AIDS discrimination?
... that Beth Van Duyne, the mayor of Irving, Texas, from 2011 to 2017, initially became involved in politics due to a zoning dispute?
... that Helen Dettweiler cofounded the LPGA, was a cryptographer and B-17 pilot during World War II, and became the first woman to broadcast a baseball game?
... that baseball pitcher Dennis Rasmussen nearly had to have his foot amputated when he was 14 years old?
... that former baseball player Tacks Latimer was sentenced to life imprisonment for second-degree murder, but was pardoned for his heroism in stopping a prison break?
... that Darrell Blocker, "The Spy Whisperer", began playing live music in Senegal as part of his espionage duties?
... that despite being sick and ordered to return to the rear, Hughie Miller fought on the front lines in the Battle of Belleau Wood and single-handedly captured two German soldiers?
... that Amy Vilela became an advocate for single-payer healthcare after her daughter died after being turned away from a hospital for lacking health insurance?
... that when baseball outfielder Brick Eldred was suspended by his team for refusing to pay a fine, another team acquired him, paid the fine, and gave him a raise?
... that Zack Kelly received a $500 signing bonus, lost money in his first professional seasons, and was released by two organizations before he made his Major League Baseball debut?
... that Gil Kim played professional baseball in the Netherlands, China, Australia, Spain, and Venezuela, scouted in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and coaches in Canada?
... that a doctor told Howie Shanks that he only had a few weeks to live, but he lived another 31 years?
... that The One(pictured), a private residence in Los Angeles, has 21 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms, a 30-car garage, a four-lane bowling alley, a casino, a nightclub, and five swimming pools including a moat?