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TIL that the FBI tried to blackmail MLK into committing suicide.

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QNMkX TIL at least 17% of Germany's population has been infected with the hepatitis E virus, estimated 2014
9YML7 TIL Apollo 12 astronauts sneaked in nudes all the way to the moon and are now stored in official archive as "Playmate" No.1 and No.2
e0VR6 TIL Pearl Jam discovered Ticketmaster was adding a service charge to all their concert tickets without informing the band. The band then created their own outdoor stadiums for the fans and testified against Ticketmaster to the United States Department of Justice
6EPLZ TIL the town of Valmeyer, Illinois was so prone to flooding, that after a flood in 1993 the community decided to move the whole town two miles away onto a bluff to prevent further flooding.
PYddV TIL The American Red Cross built exactly 6 homes for Haiti with nearly half a billion dollars in donations