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TIL that MLK thought that the white moderate was the greatest stumbling block in the stride towards freedom

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GY4mN TIL so many Germans moved to the United States in the 1850s that, by 1855, New York had the third largest German population of any city in the world. Only those of Berlin and Vienna were larger.
kJGOd TIL that over 90% of all currency (euros) in circulation in Spain have trace amounts of cocaine
DXZv TIL the stethoscope was invented because a French doctor felt uncomfortable placing his face on a younger woman’s chest.
rNd5M TIL State-owned enterprises accounted for over 60% of China’s market capitalization in 2019 and generated 40% of China’s GDP in 2020.
D1n9r TIL William the Conqueror (aka William The Bastard) was denied a marriage proposal by Matilda of Flanders who felt marrying a bastard was below her. He won her heart by reading the response and immediately riding 250+ miles from Normandy to Bruges to grab her by the hair and throw her in the mud.