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TIL that Nike fabricated a story about the Air Jordan 1 shoes being banned by the NBA and Jordan being fined every time he wore the shoes on the court which created a tale of defiance and "brazen charisma" that came to define the Air Jordan brand.

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95dG TIL that Google made a detailed, interactive map of the galaxy in HTML5, just to see if they could.
ZpXQY TIL: People paid to have their mail delivered to them until March 3rd, 1863 when the US Congress established free mail delivery to cities. New York City delivered residential mail 4 times daily until 1940. NYC reduced residential mail delivery to once daily (due to high costs) in 1950.
dp6d TIL mixing alcohol with diet drinks boosts intoxication 18% often backfiring for women who are particularly more likely to order them.
R5gDw TIL Tolkien wanted to create what we would nowadays call a transmedia multiverse. "I would draw some of the great tales in fullness, and leave many only placed in the scheme. The cycles should be linked and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint and music and drama. Absurd."
b6XXj TIL Alberta Premier "Danielle Smith"'s paternal great-grandfather Philipus Kolodnicki changed his name to "Philip Smith" upon arriving in Canada.