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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”.
9Yn4M TIL The UK has an Alarming 50% Higher Death per 100k rate Than The US!!!
dPYE TIL there’s a kind of fish where some males build nests and help raise their young, and other “sneaker” males just swim by and ejaculate into those nests while the males that built them are trying to mate.
jk7R TIL After Merriam-Webster added “McJob"–defined: a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement–to their dictionary, McDonald’s asked for it to be removed. They responded with"we stand by the accuracy and appropriateness of our definition.”
yWWv TIL After the attack on Pearl harbor, Hawaii was issued their own currency in case the Japanese was successful in taking over the island.