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TIL that 76% of all known serial killers in the 20th century were from the United States.

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bGvZ TIL “Where the Wild Things Are” was originally going to be “Where the Wild Horses Are” until Maurice Sendak started working on it and discovered he couldn’t draw horses
RBal TIL when Paul Rudd was 10, he made a large LEGO model of Steelers punter Craig Colquitt. 30 years later, Craig’s son moved next door to Paul Rudd. Paul wanted to use this opportunity to give the LEGO model to Craig, but Paul’s mother broke it one day before Craig came into town to visit his son.
aK5A TIL A Michigan rock collector found an impressive 93 lb. Petoskey stone in Lake Michigan in 2015, only to have it promptly confiscated by authorities. The stone violated a Michigan law that states no more than 25 pounds of rocks or minerals can be taken from the Great Lakes per year.
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YoXG TIL that New York City in the 70s was known as “Fear City” and a very blunt tourist notice was displayed in order to keep tourists from ending up in dangerous situations.