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TIL-Martin Luther King Jr was once stabbed in the chest, which only deepened his commitment to nonviolence.

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LeKr TIL Elvis Presley only ever failed one class, music.
WkvY4 TIL IMAX Movie platter weights 250kg (550lb).
8OKb TIL The United States almost converted completely to the Metric System with the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. Reluctance and the Reagan administration’s effort to reduce federal spending prevented it.
wLZnP TIL, “Meatless Monday” was originated by the FDA in WWI to help support the war effort, by limiting the need to ration by the military, and feed the people of Europe.
ne7dG TIL of Clive Wearing, an acclaimed musician who has serious amnesia after contracting herpes; he can't form memories longer than 30 seconds and always thinks he's just awoken from a coma. Despite this, he can recognise his wife and can still conduct an orchestra.