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TIL Malcolm X, then Malcolm Little, was elected class president by an almost all-white class in middle school.

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AD6Bg TIL Denny's began in 1953 as "Danny's Donuts," then was renamed"Danny's Coffee Shops." After learning there was a local chain called "Coffee Dan's," the founders, neither named Danny or Denny, changed the name to "Denny's Coffee Shops," and later just "Denny's."
j6kVa TIL: The Lord of the Rings is presented as a translation of a book originally written in Westron, the common speech of Middle-earth. Therefore, Frodo Baggins' real name in Westron is Maura Labingi.
75xr TIL The car that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated had the number plate 11 11 18. This assassination lead to the start of the First World War which concluded on 11/11/18.
R7ZGl TIL The word "Tragedy" comes from an ancient Greek word meaning "Goat song"
5Y8PQ TIL of the Flamen Dialis, a roman high-priest. The person holding the title lived under strenuous rules: he was not allowed to touch/ride a horse, sleep three days outside his bed, appear at an empty table, touch iron, have a knot on his attire, swear an oath, touch or name a dog (and many more).