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TIL that MLK said civil rights’ biggest enemy wasn’t racist folks like the KKK, but the “white moderate,” who is “more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice” and “constantly says: 'I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action.’”

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J1Vam TIL In June 1982, Roberto Calvi, nicknamed God's Banker, was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London. Although he had over $14,000 in cash and bricks found in his pockets his death was deemed a suicide. His strange death started the financial scandal at Banco Ambrosiano and the Vatican.
mK6o TIL that alligators in Louisiana have learned to balance sticks on their snouts specifically during egret and heron nesting season, when the birds are actively searching for nest materials. This is the first known case of predators using lures based on seasonal prey behavior.
E1AV TIL that Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector in order to find an assassin’s bullet in President James Garfield’s body, but was unsuccessful because the president was lying on a steel spring bed.
bJmN TIL Nearly all profits from Hitlers “Mein Kampf”, his image and his artwork go to charity. Bavaria owns the rights and sometimes has difficulty finding a charity to accept them, as they are widely considered “blood money”.
oBByA TIL that Tiger Wood's real first name is Eldrick and was given the nickname "Tiger" after a Vietnamese soldier and friend of his father’s.