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TIL the FBI sent MLK a letter urging him to commit suicide

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VMAN0 TIL that Mythbusters got bullied out of airing an episode on how hackable and trackable RFID chips on credit cards are, when credit card companies threatened to boycott their TV network
mxjDv TIL that 36-year-old accountant Scott Foster had to come in for the Chicago Blackhawks as an emergency goalie due to injuries. It was his first time ever playing in the NHL, stopping all seven shots from the Winnipeg Jets in order to win the game.
YpjaZ TIL: More than Half of all U.S. Presidents have come from just 4 states - New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
9YwgD TIL Turtles have bizarre skeletons
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