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TIL that Martin Luther King Jr's autopsy revealed that even though he was only 39 when he died, he had the heart of a 60-year-old man, which was most likely stress-related

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neMM7 TIL blackcurrants are outlawed in most of the United States.
jNgXp TIL that Paul Kern, who was shot in the head in WWI and never slept again, spent about 12 of his 24-hr days clubbing and the worst “side effect” was how much it cost to stay awake all the time.
5YWNn TIL: There is a woman in the Bible named the Witch of Endor. King Saul consults her to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel for battle advice, after various attempts to consult God through sacred lots and prophets had failed.
E1RWV TIL that Barbie has Parents, 8 siblings (2 of which are now discontinued) and chose never to have children
WXvN TIL “Towser,” a long-haired tortoiseshell female cat, is credited with killing an estimated 28,899 mice in 24 years of work as the resident pest control expert at Glenturret whiskey distillery in Scotland. Guinness Book of Records recognizes her tally as the world record.