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TIL of the 'Phantom of Heilbronn' a female serial killer sought by Austrian police for 16 years. It later transpired they were using contaminated swabs to collect DNA from crime scenes.

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N7n5E TIL that the United States, and not Saudi Arabia or Russia, is the largest oil producer in the world
VMa0G TIL in 2008, researchers at Toronto Western Hospital were conducting experimental deep brain stimulation for obesity treatment & discovered that it caused vivid memory flashbacks, which led to their method being used in a Phase 3 trial for Alzheimer's disease
OGDJa TIL that both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are two of the oldest fathers on record, fathering children at the ages of 83 and 79 respectively.
9YVbr TIL One Oil Spill Has Been Leaking Into The Gulf of Mexico For 14 YEARS and if it's not stopped (according government estimates) the leak could go on for 100 more years. Litigation is ongoing.
7rdyL In 1781, Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay about farting