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TIL Martin Luther King Jr. Plagiarized His Research Papers, Doctoral Dissertation, and Speeches

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ne0dr TIL of a 1972 CIA project to wiretap enemy phone lines deep within North Vietnam. The helicopter used in the operation, developed at Area 51, was the quietest ever built. In the dead of night, its pilots flew 100-200 feet above North Vietnamese farmers and anti-aircraft guns without being detected.
VB1Z0 TIL that in 1983, a legal battle over the James Bond franchise resulted in two movies being released simultaneously in theaters: 'Never Say Never Again', starring Sean Connery, and 'Octopussy', starring Roger Moore.
xgQw TIL There are 18 paths up Mt Everest that have resulted in successful summit attempts. Two of them have fatality rates >50%.
aw9xM TIL NASA once fixed a broken Hubble Telescope by turning it off and on again
ANpP4 TIL: there are otter gangs in Singapore who fight for territories. It is well followed by the locals and the press. Each gangs has names and reputations.