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TIL of Marco Flores. He was molested by a neighbor from age 8. As a teen, he found a photo of his nephew, 6, in his predator’s home. Wanting to protect his nephew, he killed the predator. Police found child porn & chat logs on his pc about molesting Flores & planning to molest more.

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rN5N4 TIL The word “ham” (as in HAM Radio) is not an acronym. In the early days of telegraphy & radio comms, professional operators would refer to amateur operators as “hams”, implying their incompetence. The slur was eventually forgotten and the amateur radio community widely adopted the term “HAM Radio”
loBA1 TIL In 2009, a drunk New Zealander lost a poker bet and had his name changed to "Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova". He found out that it was accepted 5 years later after receiving a confirmation letter.
gMbd7 TIL when flatworms mate they engage in 'Penis Fencing' - they stab each other with their penises, the one who gets stabbed first becomes female while the stabber remains male.
Lp6P TIL In 1950, an 18-year-old American POW in Korea began keeping a secret list of all the deaths he saw while in Chinese captivity. His list was lost by the Army and rediscovered in 1995 at a veteran’s reunion, granting closure to more than 400 families.
Vr7p TIL male penguins have been observed having sex with other male penguins, having sex with dead penguins and having sex with unwilling female penguins. When this was discovered in 1912, it was considered too lewd to publish.