The tenth president of the U.S., John Tyler, who was born in 1790, has two grandchildren alive today. If you don´t believe me, go to Snopes.com for confirmation.
The National Football League is a tax exempt, non-profit organization. So, not only does the league pay no taxes, but member teams receive a tax break for the $6 million they pay annually to the league in dues and other fees. I know that some people consider Sunday football a virtual religion, but really. There are plenty of apologists who have offered attempts at rationalization for this, but it is still true that no other professional sports organization has tax-exempt status and the NFL has it only because of some very effective lobbying by Pete Rozelle back at the time of the merger between the NFL and the AFL.
The following amazing video is from NPR. It is a reminder that we can´t legitimately anthropomorpuhize these animals and think of them with our own set of fears. To them, this is life.
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