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TIL: “Dr” Martin Luther King plagiarized his PhD thesis

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p8OEQ TIL about Pistorius, champion disabled runner, allegedly killed his girlfriend. Sentenced to 5 years and released in 2015. An appeal reincarcerated him in 2016 due to release 2019. Another appeal doubled his sentence. Now eligible for parole 2023.
Oo6b6 TIL Costco purposefully designed their store without signs to force people to wander through all the aisles and find things to buy.
wYrJ TIL May is National Masturbation Month, and the 28th of May is celebrated as National Masturbation Day
aOmN TIL that the original border between North and South Carolina was marked with stones and marks on trees, and is now lost
KOAk9 TIL American beer is generally bland because 19th-century brewers were trying to convince Prohibition supporters that beer was a healthier and cleaner drink than whiskey and other liquors