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TIL Samuel L. Jackson once held Martin Luther King Jr.'s dad hostage.

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nKJP TIL that while New Coke was a bomb, the return of the original formula as Coca-Cola Classic was very successful. When asked if New Coke was a conspiracy to promote the soda, an executive replied “We’re not that dumb, and we’re not that smart”.
dkRd TIL Wuppertal Germany is home to the world’s oldest operating monorail system, established in 1901. It is still in daily use and has only suffered one fatal accident in over 110 years of service.
W7ZMA TIL about Typhoon Cobra. In 1944 it sank 3 US Navy destroyers, damaged 9 other ships and killed 790 men.
N7pkN TIL that the language spoken in Wakanda is Xhosa, an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe and that John Kani who played King T'Chaka is a native speaker
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