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TIL Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday in the US marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. was signed into law on November 2, 1983. As of 2007, only 33% of employers gave employees the day off.

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E1M40 TIL the Mediterranean island country of Malta has been inhabited since around 5900 BCE, and has been ruled by the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of Malta, French and British, all before becoming independent in 1964.
rRVl0 TIL that FIVE movies sold more than an estimated 135 million tickets in North American; Titanic 135.5 million ; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 141.8 million ; The Sound of Music 142.5 million ; Star Wars (Episode IV) 178.1 million and Gone with the Wind 202.3 million (the full list is in the link)
x6kaB TIL that Tom Petty announced a short break halfway through his album "Full Moon Fever" to give vinyl and cassette listeners the chance to turn over the record, or tape. This was heard only on the CD version, though.
p8R6O TIL A U.S. Government Employee Ran a South Central LA Drug Ring in the 1980's; the DOJ Removed this finding from the CIA Inspector General Report before giving it to Congress -- U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters & Reporter Gary Webb Found a Secret Agreement that exempted the CIA from reporting Drugs
9YKNQ TIL: Sir George Everest did not want Mount Everest named after him. He objected that his surname could not be written in the Hindi language and that it was difficult for the locals to pronounce.