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TIL: Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Star Trek Fan. He admired "Star Trek" for its vision of a diverse and harmonious future. When actress Nichelle Nichols considered leaving the show, King persuaded her to remain, emphasizing her role as a vital representation for African Americans.

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R5l1a TIL the founder of the Mayo Clinic taught osteology using the skeleton of an executed Dakota chief that had been stolen from his grave. The remains were not returned until the 1990s
ODLe TIL Amazon and Congo were likely one river before Africa and S.America drifted apart.
nW91W TIL that Sonny Bono is the only member of Congress in American History to have scored a Number One Hit on the Billboard Hot 100, doing so with he and his ex-wife Chers 1965 Hit "I Got You Babe".
ANXgg TIL about tintinnabulum - phallic wind chimes intended to ward off evil in Ancient Rome
GddQ TIL: A 17 year-old jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge (about 220 Feet) and survived with minor bruising. He did it to impress his friends.