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TIL that Martin Luther King Jr’s grandmother died of a fatal heart attack that she suffered while MLK was supposed to be looking after her, but was instead watching a local parade. Feeling guilt that it was his fault, he attempted suicide by jumping out a second story window.

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L0pV TIL that you’re more likely to get killed by your couch then your average terrorist.
JlK8 TIL Mom (Futurama) was included in the 2007 Forbes list of the richest fictional characters as well as named one of the top ten worst moms ever by time magazine
oWYr TIL Frank Shuman was an American inventor, engineer & solar energy pioneer noted for his work on solar engines. He built the world’s first solar thermal power station in Maadi, Egypt in 1912. His plant managed to pump 6,000 gallons of water per minute from the Nile River into adjacent cotton fields.
N7BGP TIL Georgia Tann was a child trafficker who arranged expensive adoptions with the wealthy, including stars like Joan Crawford. She deceived birth parents by taking babies for medical care and later saying they died. The police did nothing because her victims were poor, and Tann died without justice.
WDP9 TIL that while recording Sex Pistols song Pretty Vacant in 1977, John Lydon emphasized “vacant”’s second syllable - so he could sneak the word ‘ct’ onto TV/radio. 35 years later the song was played in London’s 2012 Olympics opening ceremony – so Britain sneakily said 'ct’ to the entire world.