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TIL the removal of Skymall magazines saved American Airlines an estimated $350K per year in fuel costs.

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RjL9 TIL of Pedro López, a child-murderer known as “The Monster of the Andes” and who is regarded as the most prolific serial killer of the 20th century. He has killed over 300 young girls across South America. He was released from captivity in 1998 and his current whereabouts are unknown.
4XKag TIL that "Häagen-Dazs" was completely made up by its Polish Jewish founders to sound Danish. The umlaut (¨) does not even exist in Danish and neither does the "zs" letter combination.
mv8P TIL High heels were originally designed for men in medieval europe to assist with horseback riding.
g0W9 TIL A derivative of Mustard Gas was the first drug used as chemotherapy to treat cancer
d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.