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TIL when Sam Smith, author of The Jordan Rules (1991), initially proposed writing a book about a Chicago Bulls' season to potential publishers, there was no interest in it; he said 90% of the rejection letters were because Jordan hadn't "won anything important" and "the Bulls were irrelevant."

KOLO4 TIL: Orange peels helped revive a Costa Rican forest
69GdZ TIL in Shaquille O'Neal's entire 19-year NBA career, he has only made one 3-point shot, out of 22 attempts.
7rYbp TIL Russia has 800,000 faith healers but only 640,000 doctors
pY5o4 TIL Humans are the most plentiful mammal species on Earth 🌍 🌎 🌏
0WRM TIL The number of Chinese killed by the Japanese during WW2 is greater than the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust