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TIL FBI sent a letter to MLK trying to convince him to commit suicide.

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BgJJb TIL that there is not one documented instance of someone getting burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials. They were instead hanged or jailed.
NnW1 TIL all people convicted in the 1984 Bhopal MIC Gas disaster, which killed 3,000 people and injured over 500,000, got a total fine of $2,000
KODB TIL that we’re not just splitting atoms. In Switzerland they’re experimenting with splitting electrons too.
QJbmd TIL that Hitler was mostly inspired by Ataturk. This is told by a book written by Stefan Ihrig. The details of this and the link of the book is provided.
rREQw TIL Prison Guards once handcuffed an inmates hands above his head outside in 100+ degree weather, took his clothes so he would receive more intense sun burns and refused to give him any water for 7 hours. The courts ruled that what the guards had done wasn't cruel or unusual punishment.