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TIL Parents from Germany put their seven month old child on ebay as a ‘joke’. As a result the child was taken into care and an investigation launched into child trafficking.

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9YQXD TIL After learning of MLK's death, RFK delivered a speech in the "heart of the African-American Ghetto of Indianapolis," informing the people of his death and attempting to keep the peace, as well. Indianapolis was one of the few cities that did not riot that night, thanks in part to RFK's speech.
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