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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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gxyL TIL It is against law in Switzerland to keep pet guinea pigs alone. A service even exists that provides a guinea pig companion to keep a lonely guinea pig company if its partner dies.
aK5A TIL A Michigan rock collector found an impressive 93 lb. Petoskey stone in Lake Michigan in 2015, only to have it promptly confiscated by authorities. The stone violated a Michigan law that states no more than 25 pounds of rocks or minerals can be taken from the Great Lakes per year.
J1Oo4 TIL that dogs can get a type of autism called canine dysfunctional behaviour (CBD)
1088 TIL The first person to receive a Social Security check,Ida May Fuller, collected $22,889 despite only contributed $25.
7VBL TIL the term “Cold War” was first invented by George Orwell, author of the book satirising stalinism, “Animal Farm”.