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Today I Learned the 'Croydon cat killer' hunt ended after a three-year investigation with Scotland Yard declaring humans in the clear and foxes likely to be behind mutilations in south London. Some speculated the killings had been part of "Satanic rituals"

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VBW1k TIL that 'Ambiancé' was an experimental film with an expected run time of 30 days. A 439 minutes long trailer was released in 2016 and the director said that he would destroy the only existent copy of the movie, once the film's initial screening was completed. The entire movie is still unreleased
b99Pj TIL about Word Aversion, where you cringe when you see or hear a word such as "moist" or "ointment", or when a word is used improperly such as using "gift" as a verb.
Yp8j7 TIL the world record for stacking 10 toilet paper rolls with one hand is 5.45 seconds.
4pnR TIL that the song “Macarena” tells the story of a woman who cheats on her boyfriend, Vitorino, when he’s out of town, with “his two friends” that “were so fine”, and now wishes to take home anyone that can dance in an acceptable manner.
lOnA TIL it’s possible that Arabs traded with Australia long before Europeans arrived there.