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TIL Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won a Grammy in 1971 for Best Spoken Word Recording for “Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam”

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7r6br TIL A man named beneficiaries in his will by picking 70 random names out of a phone book. His estate included a 12-room apartment in Lisbon, a house, a luxury car, two motorcycles, and money in bank accounts. Each beneficiary received several thousand euros.
ADnxg TIL Ben Feldman was one of the most successful salespeople in history. During his career, he sold a total of $1.8B in life insurance. With a world record for the most products sold in a single day - $20M! - his yearly commissions were equal to those of entire sales forces.
OoQ0Y TIL Cats put their butts in your face because they are allowing you to “get to know” them
rN6gx TIL a 2016 study found mushrooms to be the safest recreational drug. Of the more than 12,000 people in the study who reported taking mushrooms, only 0.2% needed emergency medical treatment.
E1V7d TIL Canadian air traffic controllers ordered pizza delivery in a show of solidarity for at least 35 US air traffic control units working without pay during the 2018–2019 US government shutdown.