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TIL 6 Years After Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, his mother Alberta was shot to death in her church

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w9Go TIL In 2016 a Neo-Nazi on trial in the UK for racism towards a black mother and her children told the judge she’s “a bit of a cunt” to which the judge replied, “you are a bit of a cunt yourself”
NXbNJ TIL that in the UK, income tax remained controversial until well into the 20th century as it was viewed as an intrusion on privacy. The window tax was introduced as a way to tax in proportion to wealth, but without the controversy. More windows on your house meant higher taxes.
d87vj TIL Princess Sophie (of a minor German principality) married a Russian prince— soon after he was crowned emperor, she overthrew him and crowned herself Empress Catherine the Great. She annexed much of Poland (then ruled by her former lover), helped modernized Russia & started colonizing Alaska.
wopQ8 TIL Charles Manson was also a musician and songwriter, and even had one of his songs covered by The Beach Boys. The song was titled "Cease to Exist" and The Beach Boys performed an altered version titled "Never Learn Not To Love." Manson later released an album of his recorded music from in prison.
xgjk TIL that it would take 8 years of yelling at a cup of coffee to heat it