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TIL MLK Jr. was only 39 years old when he was killed.

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e0Avn TIL Forrest Gump was based on a book, and the book had a sequel in which they mention the movie and Forrest meets Tom Hanks, specifically as to avoid being able to make a movie from that book
NXr88 TIL beginning in 46 B.C., in celebration of Julius Caesar's return to Rome after defeating Pompey the Great, the Colosseum was ordered to be flooded for a ship battle reenactment in honor of his military efforts against Gaul & Egypt.
v1Kv4 Til: When the permanent tooth starts growing out of the gums, the new tooth breaks down the roots of the baby tooth, causing it to loosen and fall out. That is why there is no root on a fallen out baby tooth.
pY6bO TIL the Beastie Boys are credited with coining the term 'mullet'
xkmD TIL that during the filming of the movie Superbad, McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) was required by law to have his mother on the set during his sex scene because he was only 17 years old.