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TIL MLK Jr. won a Grammy

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L8a9 TIL a group of vultures in flight is called a “kettle” while a group sitting in a tree is called a “committee” and a group eating is called a “wake”.
JYP1V TIL the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail vehemently supported Hitler and discouraged allowing Jews fleeing Europe into the UK.
Vde8 TIL Leonardo da Vinci not only conceptualized the world’s first self-propelled vehicle and crank-powered armored car (tank), but also possibly constructed the world’s first humanoid robot - more than 500 years ago.
VMkM0 TIL that the rule of thumb “half your age plus seven” was in earlier sources understood as a formula to calculate the ideal age for the bride, instead of a lower limit for the suitable age.
R7aO9 TIL that Pakistan was accused of forging documents in a corruption case dated from 2006 because they used the font Calibri, a font that wasn't available until 2007. It was referred to as "Fontgate"