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TIL The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was only caught because he sent a 35,000 word essay to the FBI explaining his motives and views, which helped to identify him. Before that, he had been operating for 17 years with the FBI having very little idea or leads to his identity.

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PYjpg TIL Komodo dragon's mouths aren't dirty; they are actually venomous
78QMM TIL the average American will spend more than 12 full weeks of their life sitting in traffic. 42 hours per year x 48 working years = 12 weeks. (Plus traffic from your non-working years!)
wL5d6 TIL: Loneliness is a greater public health hazard than obesity
KoPJ TIL a researcher has conjectured that the pineal gland releases the psychedelic compound DMT when near death. High doses of DMT caused subjects to enter into non-corporeal, independent realms of existence inhabited by beings of light who were expecting the volunteers.
9Y5WQ TIL when Consumer Reports tested a Renault 12 in 1972, the car had 34 defects, including a connecting rod breaking through the engine block, loosened flywheel bolts and the windshield wiper motor burning. The best car in the comparison, Toyota Corolla, had only 9 defects.