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6EBLQ TIL of Marco Flores. He was molested by a neighbor from age 8. As a teen, he found a photo of his nephew, 6, in his predator’s home. Wanting to protect his nephew, he killed the predator. Police found child porn & chat logs on his pc about molesting Flores & planning to molest more.
PGWG TIL: In 1979, a woman named Elvita Adams jumped from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in an attempt to kill herself, but fell into the next floor due to a gust of wind.
Oolla TIL there was a flu which caused a global pandemic in 1968 and 1969 and led to millions of deaths. It remains in circulation today as a strain of the seasonal flu.
MevPa TIL the Young Ones comedy had bands playing at random parts in episodes so it was classed as 'light entertainment' and not a sitcom, as the BBC has no budget for sitcoms at the time
loDPB TIL that the first house lit by electricity in the US was in Appleton, WI despite Edison inventing the device in New Jersey.