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TIL A guy who killed 70-100 people is now roaming around free, because Brazil has maximum penalty of 30 years

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nekvY TIL "Accuracy" is the ability to hit a target, "Precision" is the ability to achieve the same results over and over. You can be accurate without being precise, and precise without being accurate.
o9KY TIL the final battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in The Bay of Bengal, India
9YANB TIL that physicist Heinrich Hertz, upon proving the existence of radio waves, stated that "It's of no use whatsoever." When asked about the applications of his discovery: "Nothing, I guess."
ne8nP TIL that the Inquisition still officially exists, but in 1965 was renamed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
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