Morning thoughts:

One week until Thanksgiving! Enjoy your Thursday.

Today’s Trivia:

After making his first appearance of the season due to injury in a win against the Jazz, Lebron James has officially played in 23 NBA seasons, which is a new NBA record.

Only one other NBA player appeared in 22 seasons…

Hint:

Was drafted in 1998 (that applies to two players on this list)

Fun Fact:

Curaçao, with a population of about 150,000 people, has qualified for the 2026 World Cup after a 0-0 draw against Jamaica on Tuesday. The Caribbean island nation becomes the smallest country to ever qualify, breaking the record held by Iceland in 2018 (pop: ~350,000)

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Yesterday’s Trivia:

Q: Which of the following countries does not have multiple World Cup wins (Argentina, England, France, Italy, and Germany)?

A: England only has one World Cup win in 1966. Germany and Italy have 4 titles, Argentina has 3, and France has 2 titles

Answered Correctly: 54% (highest answer)