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TIL 'The Confederacy' only lasted 4 years, 1861-1865!

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W7OEN TIL A Black Woman who was mentally ill tried to assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 10 years before James Earl Ray actually succeeded.
wAVP TIL that Washington DC contributes more in federal taxes than 19 states, yet citizens only have one nonvoting representative in the House, none in Senate, and had no electoral votes until 1961. Some say it is “Taxation without Representation” and the UN has cited the US on the issue since 2006.
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