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TIL that MLK Jr has a statue in Westminster Abby for being a “Modern Martyr”

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6E7WZ TIL in 1955 shortly after Charlie "Bird" Parker died, graffiti began popping up in NYC saying "Bird Lives". It was some of the earliest graffiti in New York, predating its rise by about 15 years.
Yp0X7 TIL of the PETS act, a bipartisan bill introduced after Hurricane Katrina, giving FEMA the authority to provide rescue to household pets and service animals in major disasters. The bill aimed to save those who would have otherwise remained and perished with their companions.
mx4EO TIL that most of the fish we eat die by asphyxiation. "Ike Jime" is a Japanese humane technique to kill & preserver the fish’s flavor, texture & also removes the nasty tastes caused by suffocation, like adrenaline, lactic-acid, & the cortisol that spikes in the blood.
JXe4 TIL The Chappaquiddick incident, in which Senator Ted Kennedy accidentally drove his car off a bridge, abandoning his passenger who drowned. He did not report the incident for nine hours
6A9l TIL that the Tourette Syndrome Association released a statement after the South Park episode “Le Petit Tourette” where they complimented the show on being “well researched” and that it “served as a clever device” to get accurate information to the public.