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TIL Panthers are not a separate species but the term given to melanistic variants of jaguars and leopards

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7j7M TIL that after four weeks of testimony and over 70 witnesses, a jury in Memphis Tennessee found the United States Government guilty of conspiracy to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. The King family, who filed the civil suit, was awarded $100.
KOwQQ TIL Korean has 7 speech levels,each with different verb endings & vocab., reflecting formality/politeness.The highest, used for talking to royalty, is archaic but still used in historical dramas.The hagache level is now rarer, mostly used in novels. Middle management/bureaucrats sometimes use haoche
8aGKV TIL that Taco Bell failed to pay two Michigan men who created the Taco Bell Chihuahua mascot and were later court ordered to pay them $42 million dollars.
5nMB TIL the Pilgrims likely ate lobster, seals, and swan at the first Thanksgiving
8e18 TIL in the German Army, soldiers are obliged to disobey any order they think would violate human dignity. Few, if any other armies have this rule