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TIL the US Gov’t was Found Guilty In Cᴏnspiracy To Assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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ep6A5 TIL about the world’s most venomous plant. It can be painful and stingy for as long as 9 months!
Joxj TIL of “rural purge”, a mass cancellation of rural tv shows in the 70s to please the growing urban and suburban market
J1nNQ TIL that Kurt Cobain's guitar, a 1959 Martin acoustic used during the MTV Unplugged performance, sold at auction in 2020 for $6 million - making it not only the most valuable guitar, but also the most valuable piece of rock music memorabilia of all time
PogO TIL that in 1934, Gerald Ford threatened to not play for the Michigan football team because the school would not let his teammate Willis Ward, who was black, play against Georgia Tech, which refused to share the field with a black player. Ward talked Ford out of it and Michigan won.
vnl8 TIL JRR Tolkien’s great granddaughter, Ruth Tolkien, is the only blind person in the UK to be a competitive fencer. She is currently ranked the 186th best fencer in the country.