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TIL of David Kelly, a British weapons expert. Two days after being publicly named as the source behind a BBC report questioning the UK government's claim about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, Kelly committed suicide a short walk from his home.

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WkNVA TIL of John Brown, an abolitionist who was the first person convicted and hanged for treason in the United States after attempting to lead a slave rebellion in 1859.
l4JG TIL Oreos are vegan and the “creme” filling contains no milk products.
kOga1 TIL-Martin Luther King Jr was once stabbed in the chest, which only deepened his commitment to nonviolence.
rN1Ox TIL that when Madonna's first single was released, the record label promoted her as a Black artist, down to making the cover a collage of downtown New York featuring Black people rather than a picture of her. This ended when she convinced the label to let her shoot a music video.
wMKP TIL that there is a record player that substitutes lasers for the needle, which prevents damage to the vinyl.