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TIL After contracting gonorrhea due to having unsimulated sex in the film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Melvin Van Peebles successfully applied for workers’ compensation because he was “hurt on the job”

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rNmdW TIL after fighting in WWI, A. A. Milne had PTSD so severe, he was reminded of whizzing bullets by buzzing bees, and cannons firing by balloons popping. Wanting a lighthearted distraction and a way to explain to his son the difficulties of war, he wrote Winnie the Pooh stories as his way of doing so.
90Qp TIL that Martin Luther King Jr. was killed just as he was organizing a poor people’s campaign demanding universal basic income and criticizing the government for spending more on war and stifling social programs.
QlZE TIL: “An Airedale named ‘Jack’ ran through half a mile of enemy fire, with a message attached within his collar. He arrived at headquarters with his jaw broken and one leg badly splintered, and right after he delivered the message, he dropped dead in front of its recipient.”
QJKEL TIL salt needs water to effectively melt ice, and also is rendered nearly useless in temperatures below 15 degrees F. If roads are treated with salt in your area, don’t assume there won’t be any ice.
jNQOE TIL there are 6 Korean Female Pro Golfers who all share the same name, Jeongeun Lee. To prevent mixups and confusion, they have been named Lee1, Lee2, Lee3, Lee4, Lee5, and Lee6.