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TIL that Michael Jordan had a contract clause called “For the Love of the Game” allowing him to play pick up games whenever he wanted to.

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M7RgB TIL that 90% of indigenous people of Americas were wiped out because of "disease". Not because of technological advances of europeans which was my previous belief.
OG0Ae TIL that due to exacting health and safety standards, Japanese eggs can frequently be eaten raw which is a staple of Japanese cuisine.
Rom9 TIL a professional rugby player had his scrotum torn open during a match, had it sewn back together on the bench, and finished the match.
j6npn TIL of the 1963 Children's Crusade in the US, when more than 1,000 students marched in the fight for Civil Rights. Most of them were teenagers, but some were as young as six years old, at least 600 were taken into custody.
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