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

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AvMl TIL The British built an SR-71 like aircraft made from steel mixed with titanium. It didn’t reach its full potential, but provided key research for the supersonic engines used in the much more successful Concorde airliner.
GYnQ7 Jet lag is much worse when you fly east.
wong7 TIL Dallas' first skyscraper, a 15-story, neo-classical tower built in 1909 was torn down in 2012. The tower's site was replaced by a giant 30-foot fiberglass sculpture of an eyeball. The artist said there’s no deep, hidden meaning but he wanted to make something that speaks to a lot of people
6bQZ TIL of the International Friendship Exhibition in North Korea, which contains a VHS copy of Space Jam.
xJX7 TIL Pierce Brosnan was approached by a man in a Dublin bar who asked to shake his hand. He complied and then cracked up when the man said, “That’s the closest my hand will ever get to Halle Berry’s arse”.