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TIL that pigeons, sort of, produce milk

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j676M TIL that Yolanda King (the eldest daughter of MLK JR.) was worried when meeting Attallah Shabazz (the daughter of Malcolm X) they wouldn't get along because of their father's legacies. They found common ground and created "Stepping into Tomorrow" a play about the issues their father's fought for.
o9R7 TIL that a fake Wikipedia article about a fictional war (“Upper Peninsula War”) went unnoticed for years.
5Y7w8 TIL AC/DC briefly considered breaking up after their original frontman, Bon Scott, died. However, encouraged by the insistence from Scott's parents that he would've wanted them to go on, the band decided to continue. They found Brian Johnson as their new frontman and "Back in Black" was made.
d8gNK TIL that under the Subversive Activities Registration Act, South Carolina law requires that groups who intend to overthrow the government to register their details with the authorities and pay $5 .
5YdZk TIL jazz violinist Joe Venuti, known for practical jokes, once called every double bass player in the New York phonebook, asking them to meet with him on a street corner; over 50 arrived with their instruments, creating a minor roadblock. Venuti later had to pay them all, as mandated by the AFM.