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TIL: There are a lot of serial killer animals in Africa, including a 20 foot crocodile that has killed as many as 300 humans.

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yj9w TIL That as the idea of temperance began to pick up in the United States in the 1800s, children were taught in school that alcohol could cause spontaneous combustion. “A schoolbook for children told the story of a man who was so full of alcohol that he exploded while attempting to light his pipe”
L97d TIL: A college text manufacturer sued a student that was importing their cheaper international versions into the US for resale. The case went to the Supreme Court.
78OWP TIL in 1981, 10% of taxis in New York City were imported Peugeot 505 diesels.
D1M6p TIL the bassist of the band Explosions in the Sky (famous for the Friday Night Lights soundtrack) got detained in an airport post-9/11 when "This Plane Will Crash Tomorrow” was found written on his guitar. The phrase was coincidentally on the album artwork of their latest release right before 9/11.
xbv0 TIL Hell’s Angels prevented the WBC from picketing the funerals of Sandy Hook victims.