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TIL Confucius's family kept genealogy records for over 2 millennia

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D1Vkg TIL when the NHL rejected a bid by one vote to merge with the WHA, there was a massive boycott of Molson products in Canada. Molson owned the Montreal Canadiens, who didn't want the Quebec Nordiques in the NHL. The boycott prompted Montreal to change its vote to yes, and the leagues merged in 1979.
7oBO TIL when Janni Schofield was not even a month old, she was able to correctly identify colors. At 1 year old, she could read. At 18 months, she could speak fluently. What her parents originally took for genius turned out to be a mask for something much darker caused by child-onset schizophrenia.
rN7Ve TIL In 1947 a ship explosion in Texas City was so large that it knocked 2 planes out of the sky, killed hundreds, and injured more than 5000 people
NG8N TIL that most people tie their shoes incorrectly using a “weak” form of the knot because it is easier for children to learn, however the “strong” version of the knot will keep your laces tied better.
M7XO0 TIL that Michael Jordan planned to become a weatherman if his career in basketball did not work out.