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TIL LeBron and MJ are the only players to win a regular season MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.

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ADnla TIL that for centuries the city of Troy was considered a myth until it was re-discovered in 1871 in present day Turkey. The area had been excavated before but the ruins of Troy were beneath newer excavations and had gone untouched for millennia even though the site had people living on top of it.
9dB7 TIL that Target has a doppelganger in Australia called Target Australia. They have the same logo and sell the same merchandise as the American Target Corp yet they are entirely separate and unrelated companies.
nWewr TIL that acclaimed children’s book author Shel Silverstein wrote “A Boy Named Sue,” made popular by Johnny Cash when he sang live for the San Quentin State Prison in 1969.
eBwD TIL If you zoom in on the White House on Google Maps, it will allow you to go inside and “walk” around certain areas.
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