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

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k081 TIL That on this day in 1963 the US Military created an artificial ring around the earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.
jeja TIL at 90 years old Jeanne Calment sold her apartment and the buyer agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs until she died - she lived to 122!
xVpn7 TIL that dogs were once used in kitchens to turn spits for roasting meats. The Canis vertigus, or turnspit, was an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain in the 16th century. The small cooking canine was bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit in cavernous kitchen fireplaces.
jNvOn TIL the term "incel" was invented by a female college student in Canada as part of an online forum for an "inclusive community" for people of all genders who were sexually deprived due to social awkwardness, marginalization, or mental illness, before being co-opted by misogynists
d8Rw8 TIL Studio Directors knew to film John Wayne’s scenes before noon, because by the afternoon he was a ‘real mean drunk’.