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a8W0o TIL that after being drafted by the Utah Jazz, Karl Malone was told to join a parade and made to believe it was thrown in honor of his birthday. It turned out to be a prank by his coach; the parade was for a state holiday which coincidentally fell on his birrhday, July 24.
wo8j1 TIL that Footy in Australia is not rugby, fútbol (soccer) or American football. It refers to Australian Rules Football.
Ypj4B TIL in addition to being a solid NBA player, Andrei Kirilenko is a huge World of Warcraft fan and got a full-back WOW tattoo. Also, his wife allowed him to cheat on her once per year.