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TIL in a Florida ceremony honoring James Earl Jones on MLK Day in 2002, the plaque honoring the actor bore the assassin's name — James Earl Ray — thanking him for "keeping the dream alive"

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jNGYa TIL (some?) butterflies in drink turtle tears for dietary sodium.
Eg6y7 TIL Some penguins leave their colonies to travel inland alone, ensuring certain death. Theories include depression and suicide, but this phenomenon remains a mystery.
4V1a TIL Lebron James once went to a steakhouse, stayed 4 hours past closing, left a 1% tip on an $800 check, made the bartenders cry and even forced one bartender to quit.
m15nR TIL about La France (airship), the world's first fully controlled flight. In 1884 the electric powered, hydrogen filled airship traveled an 8km round trip, successfully returning to it's starting point.
OnZL TIL an animated short about The Simpsons shown before a feature film received higher critical acclaim than the movie itself