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TIL that Although Martin Luther King Jr. was only 39 at the time of his death, autopsy results revealed the he had the heart of a 60-year-old. Doctors believed this was a result of stress.

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MBp0 TIL the original Mad Max (1979) movie was dubbed from Australian to American for US audiences.
8aQEK TIL that the second officer of the Titanic stayed onboard till the end and was trapped underwater until a boiler explosion set him free. Later, he volunteered in WW2 and helped evacuate over 120 men from Dunkirk
KXQR TIL that in 1967, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry was chased by the race organizer shouting “Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers” while her boyfriend and other male runners provided a protective shield.
X0DJE TIL that the Shire breed of horse was first developed as the "Great Horse" during the reign of King Henry VIII of England. Acts were passed in 1535 and 1541 forbidding the use for breeding of horses under 15 hands (60" at the shoulder) in height, also prohibiting all exportation, even into Scotland.
D8yj TIL soon after the American revolution, the leader of the Continental Congress asked the Prince of Prussia to become King of the United States