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TIL that homosexuals are over-represented as serial killers… but no one seems to know why.

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ZAXv TIL that there is a family in Turkey with a gene mutation that renders them unable to walk upright and speak properly. Scientists think that their DNA holds the key to explaining how humans evolved from apes 4 million years ago.
166Yd TIL The Python programming language was named after Monty Python, not a snake.
4GMb TIL the peak output of a horse can reach nearly 15 horsepower
g65L TIL The first time Ted Bundy was reported as a possible suspect, the police ignored it because they thought it unlikely that a clean-cut law student with no adult criminal record could be the perpetrator
Yp0wr TIL that Mel Brooks originally wanted to name his Star Wars spoof movie, Planet Moron. Which was later abandoned due to another movie that was released with similar titles. Brooks and his collaborators came up with what we know as a cult classic, Space Balls.