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TIL that the “ninja killer” Temujin Kensu supposedly shot someone 400 miles away by scheduling a private plane at 2 am, flying to the murder scene, then flying back leaving no trace

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ZRLo TIL: Alaskan salmon fisherman feared Bald Eagles were a threat to the salmon population. As a result more than 100,000 bald eagles were killed in Alaska from 1917 to 1953.
16a1r TIL the unique “sizzling” bass sound of the iconic TR-808, which is now used in almost all pop music, is made by a specific set of rejected transistors. Because they were a mistake, the transistors, and therefore the 808 itself, cannot be reproduced.
VMdg8 TIL that generally speaking, a Dane speaking Danish can understand and be understood by Norwegians speaking Norwegian, and Swedes speaking Swedish. This is because the languages of Scandinavia are considered "mutually intelligible".
xlP5 TIL: David Tennant fulfilled a pianist’s dying wish by using his skull in a performance of Hamlet.