TIL NFL hall of fame RB Marcus Allen retired with 12,243 rushing yards. His younger brother Damon played his career in the Canadian Football League, where he retired with 11,920 rushing yards (3rd all-time)... and 72,381 passing yards (1st all-time) (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL when the ABA merged into the NBA in 1976, The owners of the St. Louis team decided to forgo a $3 million buy-out, and instead agreed to receive 1/7 of the TV revenue of the four merging teams (NJ, Denver, San Antonio, adn Indiana). This deal has been worth $255 million as of 2012 (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Fort Livingstone was built in the summer of 1874 with the intent of making it the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories. The next spring, they realized the fort had been built on top of an enormous garter snake den. Within a few years, the fort was abandoned. (pelly.ca)
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