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TIL Martin Luther King Jr. studied Gandhi and practiced "satyagraha"

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JYR0V TIL modern cruise control was developed by an engineer frustrated by his lawyer who kept speeding up and slowing down the car as he talked
69dgX TIL some wasps can recognize each other’s faces
JYvZ8 TIL the moon appearing larger on the horizon is known as the Problem of Luna Mendex and is actually an illusion of the eye. The illusion can be broken by cupping your hand into a fist and looking through it at the 'large' horizon moon. It will immediately shrink in size.
OGeM4 TIL that drinking beer has been shown to reduce the risk of certain kidney stones
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