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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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l79O7 TIL about Ganser Syndrome, a.k.a. Nonsense Syndrome, wherein people dissociate and give wrong, yet almost correct, answers to questions (i.e. 3+3=7/Dogs have five legs, etc.) whilst in a fugue state, and psychologists aren't sure if it is a facticious disorder or a dissociative disorder.
W71vX TIL That BurgerKing is Going Out of Business. Where else can I find an oreo shake as good as theirs? No where!
E1myP TIL about Sarah Rector, who became rich at 12 due to an oil strike on her land. The Oklahoma Legislature declared her to be a white person in 1913, so that she would be allowed to travel in first-class accommodations on the railroad, as befitted her position.
78GXP TIL Tattooed individuals were experimentally found to be more short-sighted and impulsive than the non-tattooed
gLG8 TIL that octopuses have been observed learning how to dismantle Lego structures and open child-proof caps on medicine bottles.