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TIL mosquitoes most likely favor certain people based on their skin fungi

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xVAkk TIL that Elvis, two months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, recorded a live tribute song featuring direct quotes of MLK called "If I Can Dream" and overruled his manager to perform it as the finale to his comeback special over "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
LkRvp TIL in a Dallas speech that was never delivered due to his assassination, JFK noted that "for the first time in history average factory earnings have exceeded $100 a week." In 2020 dollars, that's over $830.
GAQB1 TIL in 1986, Lake Nyos had a limnic CO₂ eruption (a rare but natural disaster) which killed 1,746 humans. No flies surrounded the bodies because the insects had also perished.
9YEGr TIL babies born on planes flying over US territory are granted American citizenship at birth.
nW8nY TIL Poland was diarchy in 14th century. Country was ruled by two kings: Jadwiga and her husband Jogaila.