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TIL A woman helped the police for years to track down a serial killer. She was working on a book detailing his grisly murders. But while writing it, the killer was suddenly caught. By pure coincidence, it was a close friend who she never could have suspected. His name was Ted Bundy.

OGORa TIL that Jean Jaurès, a leading French socialist who tried to prevent World War I, was assassinated in Paris just three days before France entered the war. His killer was acquitted in 1919.
8ADP TIL that Bill Gates told the creators of the Altair 8800 that he was working on a BASIC interpreter for the computer when he, in fact, was not and didn’t even own an Altair. When the president of the company asked for a demo, Gates made an Altair emulator with a BASIC interpreter within a few weeks.
OM9X TIL that Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller did a “penny behind the ear trick” for television while having brain surgery. Teller had him remain conscious so that he could see the penny after Teller produced it and say it was the one he marked. The resulting footage was too disturbing to be aired.
YYG7 TIL that the Islamic “Assassins” stuck into Saladin’s tent and left a death threat and piece of cake on his chest as he was sleeping. He then made a peace deal.
9Z9Q TIL Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.