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TIL that the opening scene of Jeepers Creepers is based on the true story of killer Dennis Depue.

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QWVp TIL that in 1958 the U.S. Air Force lost a 7,600 lb hydrogen bomb off the coast of Georgia. It’s still there.
KYABE TIL American writer Jack Kerouac served on SS Dorchester which was torpedoed by a German U-boat on 3 February 1943. Kerouac would have also been on the ship during the attack, but for a telegram he received from coach Lou Little, asking him to return to Columbia University to play football.
84xK TIL scientist Craig Venter created a cell with the smallest genome of any known (independent) organism. With 473 genes, the cell is a milestone to reduce life to its bare essentials and to design life from scratch.
yVlv TIL that the price of gas in Norway is just over $10 per gallon.
Brbkd TIL as of the end of the 2018 climbing season, 295 people have died climbing Everest, while there have been 9,159 successful summit climbs by 5,294 people