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TIL A 1963 Gallup poll found 60% of Americans opposed MLK’s march on Washington

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ZRNQ TIL: Humanity First is an international charitable trust that cites efficiencies resulting in over 93% of funds going straight to projects, and the actual aid value delivered is often 50 times greater than the value of donations received.
5YypR TIL about The Peterloo Massacre (Monday 16 August 1819, St Peter's Field, Manchester, Lancashire, England) . One of it's direct consequences was the foundation of the Manchester Guardian newspaper in 1821 ("The Guardian", in present days).
Y7gQP TIL the streets were accidentally paved with gold in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia in the late 19th century. In this mining town, rocks containing gold-bearing tellurites were misidentified as pyrite and discarded. Some of these discarded rocks were used as paving stones.
5Y8wp TIL that Weird Al wrote “The Saga Begins” based on internet spoilers of plot details as he was denied an early screening from LucasFilms of Star Wars Episode 1. He eventually saw the film during a pre-screening and the lyrics he wrote were so accurate, he only made minor changes afterwards.
BrmkL TIL Ke-alelo-O-Pilikua is a lava formation near the mouth of Lumaha'i River in Kauai, Hawaii and means “tongue of Pilikua." Pilikua comes from the name of a giant who was known for his booming voice. Legend says the people who heard him repeatedly became so irritated with him that they killed him