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TIL Pedro Lopez, one of the world's most prolific serial killers who has confessed to over 300 murders, only spent 14 years in jail, absconded on a $50 bail, and remains at large

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JYdQv TIL of Sophie Scholl, a political activist who was executed for high treason after handing out anti-war leaflets in Nazi Germany
16gdD TIL Skunks don't hibernate, but instead enter torpor; Mating season is Feb to March...
7rDBr TIL about the Fenn Treasure. Allegedly hidden among the Rocky mountains, it has an estimated value of 2 million dollars and 5 people have died looking for it.
WLKB TIL that sign language users have “accents”, and can often tell the region another user comes from through them, just like spoken language.
OoPBR TIL that South Koreans PAY to go to prison in order to escape their busy lives and get time for themselves.