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TIL that Martin Luther King Jr went to prison 29 times, including once for speeding

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Z8lYD TIL the reason drinking is so prevalent on Saint Patrick's Day is because St. Patrick died during lent and to celebrate his life properly, restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day
Vwp4 TIL that all six members of Monty Python have an asteroid named after them
mQ4o TIL In Delhi, if a tree falls sick, an ambulance is dispatched to treat them
ANYQ7 TIL there's an unexplained global effect called "The Hum" only heard by about 2-4% of the world's population. The phenomenon was recorded as early as the 1970s, and its possible causes range from industrial environments, to neurological reasons, to tinnitus, to fish.
GY1J4 TIL that the very first western film to play on North Korean state TV was Bend It Like Beckham in order to celebrate a decade of diplomatic ties to the UK