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TIL Michael Jordan had a “love of the game” clause in his contract, allowing him to play basketball against anyone, anytime and anywhere.

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jNnpR TIL Jaycee Dugard survived an 18 year abduction. Because of her bravery, Dugard was awarded a Lifetime Leadership honor at the third annual The DVF Awards on March 9, 2012, for her courage and her JAYC Foundation, which provides support to families dealing with abduction and other losses.
OZNa TIL the Haymarket Affair (1886) was a protest over labor and police brutality. It ended in a bombing, police firing into crowds, and the wrongful sentencing of 7 men to death.
9YLWD TIL Wild mice actually enjoy running on exercise wheels.
1xmW TIL in 1998 director Guillermo del Toro’s father was kidnapped and held for ransom for $1 million by Mexican bandits. Guillermo del Toro had recently invested most of his funds in the film Mimic. Good friend James Cameron gave del Toro the money, and his dad was released 72 days later.
0bPy TIL: WHen Ford was first creating the Model T’s, a lot of the car was made out of wood. With so much wood scrap, Ford discovered a use for all the waste wood: Charcoal briquettes. Eventually, Ford Charcoal was renamed after a relative of his: Kingsford.