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M7mGA TIL the tragic story of New Zealander Kerry Hamill, murdered by the Khmer Rouge. Kerry left clues for his loved ones in his forced confession, this included using his home phone number as his secret CIA digits and claiming Colonel Sanders was a superior officer.
awG5Z TIL about Ushkuyniks , Russian pirates who imitated Vikings & terrorised rivers of Novgorod.
rNkjd TIL That after Martin Luther King Jr's death, his speech, "I Have a Dream," was issued as a single under "Gordy Records," this single managed to peak at 88 on the Billboard Hot 100.
jjpE TIL there is a UN document adopted by 178 governments on how to reorient all of human society.
nWxwo TIL Arabic numbers have only existed in their present form since about the 10th century. Only a few texts using Arabic numerals appeared outside of Italy until the late 15th century. It wasn't until the mid-16th century that Arabic numbers were in common use in most of Europe