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TIL the current royal family of Sweden was founded by one of Napoleon’s Marshals of France.

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JY741 TIL that Martin Luther King’s mother was also assassinated. A deranged man who believed Christianity was harming African Americans gunned her down as she played the organ in church. He was sentenced to death but this was commuted to life imprisonment because the Kings opposed capital punishment.
Mekb0 TIL a poultry company in Australia uses a live chicken to run its Twitter account
0dYML TIL Stephan Bonnar, one of the two most famous UFC Ultimate Fighters, didn’t die of a heart condition, but of a fentanyl overdose.
kO6Y5 TIL the Valyrian languages spoken in the TV show, Game of Thrones, was developed by linguist David J. Peterson based on the few words author George R. R. Martin put in the novels. The fully developed language now provides additional Valyrian translations to Martin for use in his forthcoming novels.
A1ao TIL Domino’s Pizza stated that its pizza delivery sales during the televised chase of OJ Simpson were as large as on Super Bowl Sunday.