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TIL that an 8-year old girl had the Grand Wizard of the KKK as a pen pal

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x6eE1 TIL that a Kia/Hyundai whistleblower was awarded $24 million USD for reporting the companies' failure to recall unsafe cars and share accurate recall information with the government.
grod4 TIL 5-time world champion figure skater Michelle Kwan is the US ambassador to Belize.
loGV TIL Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” was inspired when the band went to bass player, Noel Redding’s mother’s house. Jimi said “Let me stand next to your fire” so he could warm up. The family dog was laying in front of the fire, which is where the line, “Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over.” comes from.
8aBEL TIL A Japanese fish called Hanako (1751-1977) lived for 215 years. The longest living koi fish ever recorded.
05R5 TIL that under Hitler, wage-earners’ health care became unlimited, and maternity leave was extended to twelve fully paid weeks with job protection.