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TIL that MLK said civil rights’ biggest enemy wasn’t racist folks like the KKK, but the “white moderate,” who is “more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice” and “constantly says: 'I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action.’”

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Z80L4 TIL In 2011, Nicholas Cage sold a copy of the first appearance of Superman for 2 million dollars, rescuing him from bankruptcy
R5pj7 TIL about Robert Overacker, a stuntman who in 1995 attempted to ride a Jetski off of Niagara Falls and parachute to safety. The parachute failed and he fell to his death.
nXxG TIL that Doctor Who was originally an educational show, with episodes set in the future to teach kids about science, and episodes set in the past to teach them history.
9YvxQ TIL Pink Floyd played a concert with no audience at the ampitheatre in Pompeii, Italy 1971 being the first performance to occur there since the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79AD at the time of the ancient romans
Lv1r TIL Police in the UK have shot dead 5 people in the last 4 years. In the US, this figure is 1600.