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TIL- In 1980 Saddam Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit

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9gpX TIL: Martin Luther King Jr’s son met James Earl Ray asking him, “I just want to ask you, for the record, um, did you kill my father?” Ray replied, “No-no I didn’t,” and King tells Ray that he, along with the King family, believed him; the King family urged that Ray be granted a new trial.
D1mYP TIL Bionic Commando (PS3/360) is actually a remake of an older NES game with the same name
PddO TIL that sarcasm is not only possibly indicative of one’s cognitive ability, capacity for abstract thought, and increased creativity, but it also increases creativity in the recipients of the sarcastic remarks.
XDMj TIL there are 340,000 to 680,000 slaves in Mauritania
KObkB TIL that the top 10% of drinkers account for more than half of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. Which equates to them consuming an average 73.85 drinks per week.