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TIL James Brown was mummified after death and still resides at his daughters home.

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8a6b8 TIL "Gamergate" can refer to the 2014 internet controversy OR to a mated worker ant that is able to reproduce sexually.
9wNWB TIL Gucci was accused of evading taxes on more than 1 billion euros in revenues between 2011 and 2017. Its owner Kering, which has denied avoiding tax, agreed to pay $1.4B in 2019 to settle the dispute, which was the highest ever agreed settlement by a company with Italian tax authorities.
jN49E TIL that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. 200 million Christians (10 percent of the global total) are socially disadvantaged, harassed or actively oppressed for their beliefs
VM5JB TIL that Martin Luther King, Jr. Improvised the iconic part of ‘I Have A Dream’
OLnL TIL St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded in 1962 by comedian Danny Thomas. He promised St. Jude that if he made him successful, he would one day build him a shrine. The hospital has since become a leader in the study and treatment of children’s cancer. St. Jude got his shrine.