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TIL Dennis Rader, the “BTK” killer, contacted police and asked “Can I communicate with Floppy and not be traced to computer? Be honest.” Police told him he could, and Rader sent them a disk. Forensic analysts then identified him through metadata from a deleted MS Word file the disk contained.

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GAwXN TIL A Blue Whale Eats 1 million calories on average daily
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.
E10Dw TIL Bill Hader wrote the Fish Sticks joke for South Park
MXRm TIL that all Cornell University students must pass a basic swimming test before they’re allowed to graduate.
YpvXP TIL bees perform a math dance to communicate the direction and distance to flowers, pollen, etc.