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TIL Samuel L. Jackson was an usher at the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr.

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X0JoR TIL while the official lethal dose of caffeine is over 12 cups of coffee, it's possible to die from just 3 strong caffeinated drinks
RWdj TIL of Forest Kindergartens where kids aged 3-6 go to play outside in the forest in the rain, snow, or shine. They develop better mental and physical abilities through all the activities.
jN7DE TIL that opossum’s eat 95% of all ticks they come across — up to 5,000 a year!
88Zb TIL that 64,000+ Americans were forcibly sterilized during the 20th century, to promote “superior genetics”. Backers included Kellogg, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Carnegie Institution. The Nazi’s were partially inspired by Americans
A64B TIL after the citizenship of the Virginia Tech shooter became known, South Korea’s ambassador to the U.S. called on Korean Americans to participate in a 32 day fast, one for each victim, as repentance.