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K9dB TIL that German used to be the second most widely spoken language in the US, before it was forcibly repressed during WWI. Many local governments, schools and newspapers would operate in German.
VPrk TIL Pedro A. Lopez, the prolific serial killer of more than 100 children, was released in 1998 on $50 bail. Nobody knows where he is today.
l7Rw1 TIL that there are more than 110 armed conflicts today.
KYyn4 TIL in 1985 Maurice Carthon played football for both the New Jersey Generals in the USFL (Feb-Jul) and the New York Giants in the NFL (Aug-Jan) with both teams sharing Giants Stadium. This means he played 45 games in one year.
d8vej TIL that one particular new years eve party during the late 1970s held in studio 54 saw 4 tons of glitter dropped, months later it was possible to find traces of glitter in the homes of people who attended the party