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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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nW8LP TIL the dismissive term "pish posh", meaning something between “Don’t be a silly goose” and “Gimme a break, dude”, has been around since the 16th century and has nothing to do with "posh", meaning fancy. Also, lexicography can be funny!
1PYX TIL human twins can have 2 different fathers, but the same mother. This is called bi-paternal twins.
NZwM TIL Isaac Newton prowled the bars and taverns in seedy parts of London in disguise to gather evidence of counterfeiting. His work led to 28 convictions, one being hanged for high treason
0dWYv TIL along with the more commonly seen Double Gloucester cheese, there is a Single Gloucester which unlike the Double Gloucester, must be made in Gloucestershire
N7ywb TIL Dragonfly wings kill bacteria on contact by ripping apart their cell membranes with sharp nanopillars as they move across the surface of the wing.