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TIL Tom Cruise's name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV

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xldb TIL that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s family filed a civil case in 1999, alleging that his assassination was the result of a police/federal conspiracy, and won. Their restitution? $100, to prove it was not for financial gain.
Me8lK TIL For a gun to work the bullets need to be slightly bigger than the barrel they are fired from
nebW9 TIL in the 19th century Britain was the world's richest and most advanced economy. Real GDP per person almost doubled in the 90 years between 1780 and 1870, when it reached $3263 per capita. This was one third greater than GDP per person in the USA, and 70% more than both France and Germany.
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