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TIL that Maya Angelou didn’t celebrate her birthday because of Martin Luther King’s death

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veOK TIL that in college, Theodor Seuss Geisel was caught drinking gin with his friends; as a result, his dean insisted he resign from the college magazine. To continue working on the magazine without the dean’s knowledge, he began signing his work with “Seuss,” which he later changed to “Dr. Seuss.”
9mQX TIL The guys from ‘Workaholics’ actually lived in the house from the show to save money during filming, blowing the minds of fans that stopped by.
e0l9k TIL - In 2011 It Cost 2.41 Cents To Make A 1 Cent Coin.
Lkol9 TIL Mexican president Adolfo Cortines granted women the right to vote in presidential elections and stimulated the Mexican economy during the period known as the Mexican Miracle. He always wanted to attend university but was forced to drop out at 16
7Gp7 TIL The Soviets found that sniper duties fit women well, since good snipers are patient, careful, deliberate, can avoid hand-to-hand combat, and need higher levels of aerobic conditioning than other troops.