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TIL that MLK had a 75% disapproval rating when he died, largely due to White disapproval over his views on fixing economic injustice

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OomM7 TIL Chester Cheetah wasn't the original mascot for Cheetos. Instead it was a mouse simply named the Cheetos Mouse, as it was decided a mouse would be the perfect pick since mice love cheese. It wasn't until 1986 when Chester Cheetah came along and Cheetos Mouse faded to obscurity.
jA9Q TIL that Mars Candy Incorporated found E.T. so ugly that the company refused to allow M&M’s to be used in the film, believing the creature would frighten children. This allowed The Hershey Company the opportunity to market Reese’s Pieces.
wopMP TIL that Edgar Allen Poe advocated for the land of the United States of America to be named Appalachia instead.
gMRbb TIL the Swedish reggae-pop band Ace of Base has a secret Nazi past
DQaAD TIL people were drinking beer and eating blue cheese over 2 thousand years ago according to studies of ancient bowel movements discovered in caves