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TIL MLK Jr’s birth name was Micheal King Jr. His father changed both their names after traveling to Germany and becoming inspired by the works of Martin Luther.

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PYRLE TIL that in the original German version of 99 Red Balloons by Nina, the balloons aren't red. The German lyrics make no mention of balloon colours anywhere in the song.
M7rwb TIL after communists overthrew Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, they established the Derg regime that massacred thousands of people in Ethiopia
698PX TIL that the symbol for Atheism is a diagram of an atom and members of the US military can have it put on their gravestones
nW84B TIL that a 2016 Justice Department operation, code named “Operation Optimus Prime”, resulted in over 25 arrests related to child sexual exploitation
VMlw4 TIL: billboards featuring naked breasts caused 517 traffic accidents in 1 day.