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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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xDob TIL Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman did a sign language music video for Paul McCartney’s “My Valentine”, but both mistakenly motioned “tampon” instead of “appear”.
Apol TIL Captain Robert Piché successfully piloted an emergency landing of his airplane when both engines failed on a trans-Atlantic flight. The plane also lost hydraulic power to the flaps, alternate brakes, and spoilers. He landed the plane in the Azores, saving the lives of all 306 people on board.
mRQy TIL there is a real life Professor Snape who teaches chemistry at the University of Nottingham
Ekkx TIL that, to date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.
eZ8g TIL Cookie Monster is allergic to peanut butter cookies and hazelnut cookies according to the 1978 special “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street.”