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TIL MJ chose the iconic #23 as his jersey number to tribute his older brother, Larry Jordan. MJ stated that he wished to become half the man his brother was.

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167gX TIL that whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor, and the songs help to monitor earthquakes.
bPR7 TIL that the Curiosity Rover sings happy birthday to itself every year on the anniversary of its touch-down on Mars.
kOYMB TIL the average Mexican citizen works an average of 2,255 hours a year, while the average Danish citizen works only 1,410 hours per year.
mgAP TIL a World’s Biggest Liar is an annual competition for telling lies, held in Cumbria, England. Politicians and lawyers are not allowed to enter the competition, because “they are judged to be too skilled at telling porkies”.
jNYER TIL Bricks of compressed black tea (mǐ zhūan chá) were used as currency in Tibet, Mongolia and Siberia in the 19th and early 20th century.