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9YKd7 TIL King County, WA, changed the "King" it was named after from William Rufus DeVane King, a slaveowner, to Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986.
er9b TIL that there is a hidden pattern called the EURion Constellation that is incorporated into over 52 countries’ banknotes, including the US. Printers will refuse to print banknotes if the pattern is detected, and PhotoShop will prevent editing if the pattern is detected.
e0mAb TIL that the concept of a soulmate was originally put forth by Plato. According to his story humans originally had 4 arms, 4 legs and 2 faces. The gods feared humans were too powerful and so Zeus split them in two, condemning them to spend their lives searching for the other half of their soul.
eJQ6 TIL The film version of George Orwell’s book Animal Farm was secretly funded by the CIA.
OGOke TIL - Slurpee was invented by a dairy queen franchise owner