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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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D17dD TIL that there was a form of medieval torture, where the victim's feet were covered in salt water and then a goat would start licking them. Sometimes the laughter and stress from the intense tickling resulted in a heart attack or a brain hemorrhage.
G7E1 TIL that the 27-year partner of Sally Ride, the first American woman and youngest American ever to travel in space, is denied benefits because of the Defense of Marriage Act
78rlL TIL of the Finn-men, Inuit fishermen who made it as far as Scotland by kayak. There was so much concern about European fishermen kidnapping them that in 1720, the Netherlands explicitly outlawed it.
wdXW TIL that Brad Pitt voluntarily went to a dentist to have his front teeth chipped for the role of Tyler Durden in Fight Club. His teeth were fixed after he finished making the movie.
eaX4 TIL A&T offered a 900 number ($2 first minute, $0.45 for each additional minute) where callers could hear the live ground loop during shuttle missions. This was also used for up-to-the-minute details of Voyager’s encounter with Neptune.