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TIL: There are three predictors of homicidal behavior. The first is firesetting or pyromania. The second is animal cruelty. And the third one is…..bedwetting!

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o68 TIL A man was dismissed from the US Air Force for asking “How can I know that an order I receive to launch my missiles came from a sane president?”
L9Nd TIL while the U.S. grants automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, such a policy doesn’t exist in Europe. In Europe, being born in a country does not entitle you to automatic citizenship.
WpM4 TIL that Tony Gonzalez saved a man’s life by colliding with him on the sidelines during a game
oLpK TIL during the LA riots a group of Korean American business owners fought against looters and rioters with shotguns and semi-automatic weapons from the rooftops of their business.
VBBmB TIL that oxygen (together with iron) account for most of the mass of planet earth