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TIL the documents pertaining to Martin Luther King’s assassination is only slated to be released by the US government in 2027

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dGZ7 TIL that soviet scientists have been genetically breeding a species of fox since the 1950’s and have created the only known tame species of fox in the world in just over 50 years
0d4Ny TIL Baby Aspirin should not be given to babies as it can cause Reyes Syndrome
pYvVO TIL Why ASML is the most important tech company you’ve never heard of
NAgQ TIL a German court recently ruled that men have a right to pee standing (be a ‘stehpinkler’ as against a 'sitzpinkler’) and that landlords cannot expect to be compensated for the resulting damages to the bathroom floor.
9Y7O6 TIL European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), native to Europe, were first introduced by Shakespeare enthusiasts in 1890 in Central Park, NY with the release of about 100 birds, and they are now one of the most abundant and destructive birds in North America with a population of roughly 200 million.