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TIL that Moscow has more people than Berlin, Madrid, Paris, and Rome combined.

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WkQA4 TIL in 1946, a man claiming to be a detective gave a pedestrian a camera and asked her to take a picture of a suspect. The "detective" turned out to be a gangster, the "suspect" turned out to be his ex-wife, and the "camera" turned out to be a concealed shotgun firing via the shutter button.
XVwP TIL that the bodies of three women were recovered and the only piece of evidence was a scrap of paper. The writing on the paper was duplicated,magnified, and placed on billboards. 3 days later a serial killer was in custody.
gNZb TIL former San Fransisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson was fined $1000 for playing with bright orange cleats. He claims he was punished “for having too much awesome on my feet.”
mV5y TIL that people who are depressed spend more time in REM sleep
e0wDk TIL that on January 31st the U.S. will see the first supermoon, blue moon, and lunar eclipse sync up since 1866.