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TIL the BTK Killer sent a letter to the police asking if his writings could be traced to him if they were put on a floppy disk. The police answered that they wouldn’t be able to trace it. He later sent a floppy disk to Fox Tv, who gave it to the police and had it traced to him.

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W7MgB TIL the King of Sweden's son who was Crown Prince of Sweden was demoted and the King's eldest child (a female) became heir apparent after a succession law was enacted in 1980 making Sweden the first recognized monarchy to adopt absolute primogeniture.
gMXA7 TIL that the phrase “don’t wear white after Labor Day.” Was just one of dozens of rules set buy high society women defining “old money” from “new money” as more and more people became millionaires after the civil war in the late 1800’s.
eD4J TIL that after filming Zulu director Cy Endfield could not pay the Zulu extras because of South Africa’s apartheid laws, he circumvented this by leaving all the animals they used including Cattle, a gift more valuable than money to the Zulus.
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9wbYX TIL that in 1920, French President Paul Deschanel fell from a moving train at night while wearing pajamas. Disoriented, he approached a railway signalman, claiming to be the president. The signalman, doubting his sanity, reportedly replied, "And I'm Napoleon Bonaparte."