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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”.

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PYeRJ TIL one of New York’s first crime bosses was a Prussian immigrant known as Mother Mandelbaum. She built up a criminal empire worth millions, ran a school to teach kids how to become successful pickpockets and thieves, and functioned as one most prominent hostesses for New York’s high society.
6W9W TIL the state of Mississippi ranked 2nd in charitable giving in 2012, despite having the lowest per capita personal income in all of the US
VM6xZ TIL A man named Ronald MacDonald robbed a Wendy’s in 2005.
5g6D TIL The Soviets would not only kill political enemies, but would also alter photos containing them, as if to erase them from history.
78AM TIL that Rwanda is the only country in the world with a female majority in parliament