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TIL 'Happy Birthday' by Stevie Wonder was written in honour of MLK Jr, and was used with success to campaign for the establishment of January 15th, King's birthday, as a national holiday.

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xVYbk TIL that in most legal systems, a bank deposit of money is not a bailment. In other words, when you deposit cash to a bank, the funds deposited are no longer your property. You merely loaned the money to the bank for a promised interest without security.
VdYZ TIL that homework was a discouraged practice until the 1950s to stay ahead in the Cold War
nWpX7 TIL that it is illegal to frown in Milan, Italy. It is legal requirement to smile all the times except funerals and hospital visits
KBj4 TIL the NY Times has a test that was able to figure out the town I’m from after just 25 questions about word choices. “How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk”
Y6EG TIL there are only two countries in the world Coca-Cola is not officially sold: North Korea and Cuba