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TIL when Pat Riley became the Head Coach of the Miami Heat in 1995, his contract didn't allow him to bring his own video coordinator which spared the job of the existing one. That video coordinator was Erik Spoelstra and in 2008 Spoelstra became Riley's successor as the head coach of the Heat.

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OoEbg TIL Japanese subways have custom jingles and play bird noises to calm people down and help the blind know where they are
VBrR4 TIL that after playing 9 years in Major League Baseball, Byron McLaughlin allegedly worked in the counterfeit consumer goods industry in Mexico, making knock-off athletic footwear. He fled justice after posting bail in 1990 and his exact whereabouts are unknown. It is thought he is in Europe.
J1g4V TIL In Breton it was said that the last person to die in the village before midnight of the New Year would be the guardian of the graveyard and Grim Reaper Ankou for the next year
MeDM0 TIL of the Kalash, a group of around 30,000 people in Pakistan who don't fit into any race category, being genetically distinct from all other races in the world. They are now considered to be humanity's sixth genetic cluster, alongside African, Caucasian, Asian, Oceanian, and Native American.
LB4V TIL that chimney sweeps are considered a ‘good omen’ at a wedding. When King George III was on his way to the church for his wedding, he lost control to his horse and carriage. The only person brave enough to stop it was a chimney sweep. Chimney sweeps were then to be respected under Royal decree.