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TIL of Misophonia, a disorder which means sufferers have a hatred of sounds such as eating, chewing, loud breathing or even repeated pen-clicking.

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1aD0D TIL when German Instrument of Surrender was signed on May 7, 1945, Allies' journalists were banned from reporting it until Soviet Union hosted the repeat signing on May 8. Edward Kennedy from AP violated the ban, was subsequently ostracized, fired, and apologized to 60 years later.
8awBX TIL that Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family does not believe James Earl Ray killed him, they instead believe that the owner of the restaurant King was at, the Mafia and the United States government conspired to do it
dDymQ TIL that John Quincy Adams, who served as President of the United States from 1825-1829, was then elected to the US House of Representatives and served from 1830-1848. His motivations included a loathing of Andrew Jackson, hatred of slavery, and boredom after his Presidential term ended.
E1RyP TIL- Peter Sagan, 3 time road cycling World Champion once offered a man to swap the jacket that caused Sagan to crash during the race, for a World Champion jersey that Sagan used during the race. The deal fell through as the man demanded money for his journey to Paris and money for a new jacket
j6rRv TIL that despite their presence in pop culture, the Nine Realms of Norse cosmology are never clearly defined or listed in any of the sources of old Norse folklore that survived to the modern day