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

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yVB1M TIL that the current heir to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine is Ferdinand Habsburg, an Austrian racing driver. A descendant of the House of Habsburg and a grandson of Otto von Habsburg, the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary, his titles and honorifics are unofficial due to Austria being a republic.
nW5W7 TIL - The amount of water in Lake Superior can cover all of North and South America in 1 foot of water
lo9j1 TIL: Goosebumps are actually caused by a muscle called the arrector pili muscle.
X0ZLE TIL Before earning a living as a writer, Octavia E. Butler once worked as a potato chip inspector.
GAwxJ TIL Apple's Siri means "beautiful woman who leads you to victory" in Norwegian and was named by Dag Kittalaus. Steve Jobs didn't like it, but couldn't come up with something better. It's also shorthand for "Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface".