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TIL former First Lady Laura Bush killed a classmate after running a stop sign

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OXg7 TIL a female serial killer named “Phantom of Heilbronn” was linked to 40 crimes, six of which were murders. In 2009 it was discovered that she didn’t exist and her DNA was simply contamination from the cotton swabs used at the crime scenes.
K1W6 TIL Frank Zappa commisioned a quilt of panties that were thrown on stage from his 1980-1981 tour. He did not wash them first.
gGmW TIL that the future US President Millard Fillmore was captured by pirates when he was a fisherman and was forced into servitude for ninth months. He then killed the boatswain with an axe and led a revolt to recapture the ship. He then sailed the ship back to Boston were the pirates were hanged.
MDrK TIL that sticking fingers up your opponents ass during a wrestling match is a legal move.
mx55R TIL that Lake Okeechobee, despite being Florida's largest freshwater lake and covering an area of 730 square miles, has an average depth of just 9 feet.