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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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awXYZ TIL of Guido Keller, a decorated Italian WWI aviator who joined a pirate gang and took over a city, brought full tea services aboard his flights, engaged in giant orgies with both sexes, was addicted to cocaine, explored the Amazon River, and enjoyed posing nude for photos
R54j TIL that a police officer offered to split a lottery ticket with a waitress at his favorite restaurant in Yonkers, NY in place of a tip. The ticket was a winner worth $6 million, which he split with her without hesitation. “If I say I’ll do something, I do it. I hope money never changes me.”
D7ZY TIL The Giant Redwood Tree is so tall that in order to get water near the top of the tree, it uses “air roots” to collect water out of the fog.
x6yGD TIL an American TV series called Paper Empire starring Robert Davi, Denise Richards, Kelsey Grammer, Anne Archer, Wesley Snipes, Robert Knepper, Steve Guttenberg, Richard Grieco, Cuba Gooding Jr. and AnnaLyne McCord is currently shooting Season 3 despite Seasons 1 & 2 not having aired anywhere yet.
16kRO TIL: Actress Maggie Smith was struggling with breast cancer and undergoing chemo treatments during the filming of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince, but was determined to finish shooting because she didn't want to disappoint her fans.