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TIL Serial Killer Released Woman Whose Famous Father Had Played a Serial Killer in his Breakout Part

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5VWVp TIL A heat wave and heat dome are not the same. A heat wave is a prolonged period of abnormally warm weather. However, a heat dome occurs when a high pressure system stalls, trapping a huge mass of hot air underneath. It's like a lid on a pot, trapping the hot air and preventing it from escaping
DQdPY TIL that President Franklin D. Roosevelt never supported First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's anti-lynching campaign for fear of alienating white Democratic voters in the south.
NXxMQ TIL about a rare trait called snatiation (sneezing + satiation). This trait is characterized by uncontrollable sneezing after eating a meal to fullness.
Y7pdx TIL there are 96 bags of human waste on the moon
7v5Z TIL that two New Jersey day care employees were sentenced to prison in 2015 for running a toddler fight club