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TIL that the Nation of Islam teaches that white people are a race of “Devils” created by a black scientist 6,600 years ago on a Greek island.

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X0ABX TIL King Louis XI plotted to kill a court astrologer who correctly predicted a death in his court fearing he'd done it himself. Before giving his guards the signal he asked if he knew when he'd die and the astrologer responded "I shall die just three days before your Majesty." He lived a full life.
NVv6 TIL The University of Michigan was founded 20 years before Michigan officially became a state.
VMP1Z TIL in 1935 "Happy Birthday to You" was copyrighted with a value of 5M making it illegal to sing. In 2016 a federal judge ruled that the copyright was not valid and the song had no other claim to copyright, placing it in the public domain, and making it free to sing for all.
yAr8 TIL that Kurt Russell not only starred in but actually directed Tombstone. “I’ll do it, but I don’t want to put my name on it.“
5YMor TIL that self-driving cars can learn a lot by playing Grand Theft Auto.