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TIL Serial killing is largely an American phenomenon, with nearly 70% of all serial killers on record being American.

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WgjB TIL “Prior to the first nuclear bomb detonation in July of 1945, isotopes such as strontium-90 and cesium-137 simply did not exist in nature.” Pieces of art and bottles of wine created before 1945 can be tested for cesium, if they contain traces of cesium they would almost certainly be fake.
VMGK8 TIL the FBI has struggled to hire hackers because of the FBI hiring rule that the applicant must not have used marijuana during the last 3 years.
kOdP7 TIL Charlie the goat who played Black Philip in the 2015 movie The Witch was so problematic on set that numerous intended scenes had to be dropped from filming, after the violent and uncooperative billy goat tormented the cast and crew and sent one actor to the hospital with a dislodged tendon
GAenE TIL Boston Dynamics was acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in 2020. In 2022 the company signed a pledge saying it would not weaponise any of its robots.
wLvjM TIL That the chips (fries) British tourists eat in the Canary Islands are grown in the UK and exported there because Canary Islands' production can't cope with demand.