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TIL that former NHL player Gordie Howe had one of the longest careers ever in the 4 major North American Sports. Playing from age 18-51 from 1946-1980 32 seasons. For reference, if Wayne Gretzky played that long, he would’ve retired in 2012.

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D1xyV TIL Douglas Adams came up with the title for The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy while lying drunk in a field near Innsbruck with a copy of The Hitch-Hikers Guide to Europe. Looking up at the stars, he thought it would be a good idea for someone to write a hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy as well.
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4pnR TIL that the song “Macarena” tells the story of a woman who cheats on her boyfriend, Vitorino, when he’s out of town, with “his two friends” that “were so fine”, and now wishes to take home anyone that can dance in an acceptable manner.
D1WDp TIL that Michael Jordan, an NBA hall of famer, had 6 NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls and in his 6 NBA Finals appearances, he averages 33.6ppg, 6rpg, and 6apg. He averaged a record of 41ppg in the 1993 NBA Finals
JYkW8 TIL members of the Heaven's Gate cult were carrying $5.75 in their pockets at the time of their mass suicide in 1997 in reference to the fare to get to heaven on the tail of a comet in Mark Twain’s short story Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven.