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TIL that Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined

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6E6Nw TIL of Henry “Box” Brown. A slave who escaped the slave state by mailing himself in a 3 foot X 2 foot X 8 inches deep box from Virginia to Philadelphia. The journey took 27 hours and he had a little water and some biscuits as food. Brown became a prolific Anti Slavery speaker
Y7Vgr TIL the axe used by Jack Nicholson to chop through the door in The Shining was sold at auction in 2019 for $209,000. A crew member purchased it originally from the production company at the conclusion of filming with the intention of using it to chop wood.
4X4Do TIL Chuck E. Cheese’s full name is Charles Entertainment Cheese, and he’s an orphan. He never knew when his birthday was, that’s why he celebrates other kid’s birthdays.
neMAb TIL That serving sizes in the US just describe the average amount of food a person would eat 50 years ago, not how much is healthy to eat.
RB4j TIL when a military jet flew over a zoo, animals ate 23 of their own babies as a protective response