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TIL 85% of the worlds serial killers live in the U.S. [According to an FBI Behavioral Unit study]

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A5Ll TIL Dragon Ball characters are named by theme. For example, Saiyans all have vegetable-themed puns (e.g. Vegeta, Kakarot, Raditz) while Frieza’s clan is named after fridges/freezers or food that goes in them (e.g. Appule, Raspberry, Sorbet)
gMKb9 TIL a fire station burnt down in Norfolk, England in 2014 because it didn't have sprinklers.
69Gl8 TIL Today I learned a Phd. in Chemistry is worthless to UCLA but they will hire a professor to teach for FREEE. Literally NO COMPENSATION for a Phd professor. I wonder if tuition is now free for students, since chemistry degrees seem worthless, at least to UCLA.
7r6Ob TIL the United States has the world's most violent weather, receiving more high-impact extreme weather incidents than any other country in the world.
yQPVp TIL the 2011 Japanese tsunami brought living Japanese wildlife to Canada and the US