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TIL after his arrest, Serial Killer Rodney Alcala was discovered to have over a thousand photographs of various women and boys in his possession. In 2016, Alcala was charged with a 1977 murder after a dead woman was identified from one of the photos. Police are looking for help to ID more subjects.

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88OV TIL there’s a web site devoted to tracking how far cars can still drive once the tank shows “empty”.
16gyV TIL the UK experiences more tornados per year than any other country in the world relative to its land area.
MeeJ0 TIL of Richard Ricci, a suspect in the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart. He died of an aneurysm while in police custody in 2002 after two months of proclaiming his innocence and enduring interrogations. His wife never fully recovered from the heartbreak and committed suicide in 2015.
GeAg TIL that scientists in Florida plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild. The males still mate with females, but the hatchlings die before adulthood due to the presence of the new genes.
em7n TIL The co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous believed LSD could be used to cure alcoholics and credited the drug with helping his own recovery from often debilitating depression.