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TIL in 1999 the legal and historical record of Martin Luther King assassination was changed when his family won a civil suit proving with evidence that the CIA and a restaurant owner were responsible for the death of Mr. King and not James Earl Ray who was actually convicted.

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4XyZX TIL there was a plan to make a movie about The Marx Brothers causing havoc at the United Nations in New York. It was to be directed by Billy Wilder ("The Apartment", "Some Like it Hot", ... )
b9av9 TIL Paul McCartney replaced Ringo Starr as drummer for the studio recording of the Beatles' "Back in the USSR".
OYYX TIL that the world’s first Buddhist ruler, Emperor Ashoka, who ruled India form 274-232 BCE, was the first ruler in human history to ban slavery, the death penalty, animal cruelty, and deforestation. He even advocated gender equality in education and religious institutions.
V7v4 TIL a border collie in Australia fell off a boat during a huge storm and swam 5 nautical miles through shark infested waters and survived a month off wild goats until rescued by coast guard
eajE TIL the most painful sting on the planet belongs to the Bullet Ant. “…according to some victims, equal to being shot with a bullet, or worse, hence the name of the insect.”