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TIL that Diarrhea killed approximately as many people as HIV and AIDS in 2012

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QJE9X TIL toward “I Have A Dream” gospel singer Mahalia Jackson shouted,“Tell them about the dream, Martin."King departed from his prepared remarks and started "preaching” improvisationally, punctuating his points with “I have a dream.”
YpbeA TIL Jeff Bezos’ team tried to keep him and his estranged wife, Mackenzie, together with a $12,500-a-week intensive therapy retreat in Maui, Hawaii. Friends wanted the Amazon boss to agree to a 30-day physical separation from Sanchez, and encouraged Jeff and MacKenzie to undergo couples therapy.
RB91 TIL Dwight Burch, a black waiter working at Apple-bee’s, sued the restaurant after repeated harassment by a black manager and won a $40,000 settlement. The black manager repeatedly referred to him as a ‘tar baby’ and ‘Black monkey’ during his three months at the restaurant.
nbBr TIL that Disney Owned Miramax for a time, technically making Pulp Fiction a Disney film.
4k1LJ TIL the Ancient Greek ruler of Miletus, Histiaeus sent a message by shaving the head of his most trusted servant, "marking" the message on his scalp, then sending him once his hair had regrown, with the instruction, "When thou art come to Miletus, bid Aristagoras shave thy head, and look thereon."