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TIL Crucifixion is still legal in Sudan

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Br1xk TIL James Earl Ray, MLK’s assassin, was accidentally honored in a Florida plaque supposed to be celebrating James Earl Jones during an MLK Day event. Officials received their plaque and were horrified to discover that it bore an inscription thanking James Earl Ray for “keeping the dream alive”.
AD0Da TIL in Gene Roddenberry’s show ‘The Lieutenant,’ an episode that dealt with racism was produced, but NBC refused to air it and cancelled the show a week later. Roddenberry later found that setting 'Star Trek’ in the future let him address social issues without interference from TV networks.
rNndW TIL The Matrix’s “there is no spoon” boy grew up to play King George in Australia’s production of Hamilton
b0lE TIL a scientist in the 60s gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
95JM TIL that according to a 2013 study, practitioners of BDSM (Bondage, Discipline & Sado-Masochism) have a better mental health overall than practitioners of “vanilla” sex.