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TIL in 2009 Nine women were rescued from what they thought was a Big Brother reality show house but turned out to be a criminal organization

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XEnaj TIL the last words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were, "make sure you play Take My Hand, Precious Lord. Play it real pretty." Seconds later he was shot. The song ends with "through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light. Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home"
wLOY7 TIL that the government of Palau has required all tourists entering to sign a pledge stamped on their passport promising to be environmentally conscious and “tread lightly, act kindly, and explore mindfully.”
wYBP TIL it is possible to score a “quintuple double” in basketball. This has never happened in the NBA; only in Girls high-school play.
wo0y1 Today I learned there’s a Norse god of skiing! ⛷️ 😳
LQln9 TIL there used to exist a raised subway line along Third Avenue in Manhattan and ran beginning in 1878 but was phased out in the 1950s. It was a frequent backdrop for movies