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TIL that Iceland forbid import and production of beer above 2.25% alcohol until March 1st, 1989

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gMPwD TIL The world’s deadliest serial killer, Luis Garavito, admitted to killing 140 people, and was sentenced to 835 years in prison. He was convicted on the deaths of 189 people over 7 years, and is suspected to have murdered many more.
kPn1 TIL Irena Sendlar, the “Oskar Schindler,” smuggled 2500 Jewish infants out of the Warsaw Ghetto during WW2. When caught by the Nazis she had her limbs broken and was beaten. When nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize she lost to Al Gore, who made a PowerPoint slideshow on global warming.
8aNbG TIL that Malaria killed ~10k troops in the US Civil War
BrXrk TIL that Pablo Picasso demanded his mistresses to be submissive and shorter than him. He thought women were "either goddesses or doormats". Dora Maar, one of his lovers, called him "an extraordinary artist but morally worthless".
BrWnW TIL that this is the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre where the British gunned down 1500 peaceful Indian protesters in 10 minutes. Colonel Dryer, the man who ordered the massacre said he “wanted to punish Indians for disobedience.”