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TIL Martin Luther King personally talked Lt Uhura out of quitting Star Trek because he thought her role was so important

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BrBEW TIL bills of $1k, $5k, $10k, and up to $100k used to be in circulation, a few of which were curtailed by Nixon in '69 to prevent them from being used in money-laundering
ADwdg Today I learned that 15th April is celebrated as "World Art Day" as it is the birthday of the famous sculptor, inventor and painter, Leonardo Da Vinci.
OG9L7 TIL Leon Trotsky was murdered in Mexico in 1940 via ice axe by soviet agent Ramon Mercader. After Mercader was released from prison in 1960 he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal and the Order of Lenin medal
VMXOG TIL that the term "Walking Ghost" refers to the period of time shortly after an individual is exposed to toxic radiation when the victim appears perfectly healthy.
lojr5 TIL of the "Iculanibokoloa", or Fijian Cannibal Fork, used by Fijian Royalty to Consume Human Flesh.