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TIL in 1999 in a civil case conducted by the King family, the jury ruled that Martin Luther King Jr. had been a victim of assassination by a conspiracy involving the Memphis police and as well as federal agencies.

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9YRAm TIL that the NFL football team the Miami Dolphins have a name pronunciation guide to help fans pronounce some of the more difficult names on their roster. Like "Tua Tagovailoa" and "Noah Igbinoghene"
WkaR4 TIL that in 1935, a Congressman proposed an amendment that any declaration of war would need a national referendum. He said that "If the United States had such an anti-war provision in its Constitution, other countries would follow our example, and I believe wars would be brought to an end"
e0EVb TIL that coca cola altered it's formula to introduce new coke, faced backslash from public, launch coke with old formula under brand coca cola classic
69BKJ TIL Looney Tunes Witch Hazel was inspired by Disney’s Witch Hazel, both played by the same actress.
epNmk TIL about Peter Winston, a chess prodigy, who - having posted a peak rating of 2285 and, aged only 14, beaten US Champion Walter Browne in 37 moves! - was last seen on January 26, 1978 and disappeared without a trace just before the Great New York blizzard of 1978 hit the East Coast.