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TIL of serial killer Peter Moore, who murdered four men, and whom befriended fellow serial killer Harold Shipman while in prison.

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M7yKA TIL that lots of famous artists have died in plane crashes, including Glenn Miller when his military plane fell from the sky, Buddy Holly while on an airplane, Patsy Cline who's manager flew in bad weather and John Denver who piloted a home-built aircraft he had recently purchased.
ZOxB TIL that is cost $20 million to evict the last 4 tenants of an apartment building. The last tenant was so stubborn that he received $17 million plus the use of a $2 million condo for life.
6kJ7 TIL when Clear Channel Communications gave a list of songs to it’s radio stations suggesting them not to play them after the 9/11 attacks, every Rage Against the Machine song was included.
kJ5pg TIL of Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP), also known as Tooth-in-Eye surgery, was first developed in the 1960s. This procedure involves implanting a tooth into a blind person’s eye to help restore their sight and continues to be performed today.
MeR6K TIL that, upon being appointed King of Holland by Napoleon, Louis Bonaparte arrived in Holland and exclaimed to a crowd, “I am the Rabbit of Holland” (Iek ben Konijn van Olland). He meant to say ‘lek ben Koning’ (I am the King). But the Dutch loved him anyways, and remember him as “Louis the Good.”