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TIL The FBI sent a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. suggesting that he commit suicide within 34 days or have his sexual exploits exposed to the nation.

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N9KP TIL that cats have contributed to the extinction of 32 species
wb6P TIL that seahorses engage in an eight hour courtship dance which includes spinning around, swimming side by side and changing colors.
Oodb1 TIL a man who doesn't exist had a baby. The DNA in the "fathers" sperm, which was 90% his DNA and 10% that of his twin’s, was from his unborn fraternal twin which the "father" had absorbed as an embryo.
pYagZ TIL that Kurt Cobain would find the value of his guitar hilarious. On MTV Unplugged, he joked about a rep from the Lead Belly estate who wanted to sell Kurt Lead Belly's guitar for $500,000. The guitar Kurt's holding while making that joke sold for $6 million in 2020.
epxbE TIL of Herxheim, a mass grave/ritual center dating back to ~5000 BC. It is estimated that >1000 individuals were cannibalized at this site as ritual sacrifices.