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TIL a reporter who wrote stories about a serial killer was actually the serial killer himself

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npBB TIL that Japan has a legend that Jesus did not die on the cross, but traded places with someone else. He ran from the authorities and fled to Japan. Upon arrival, Jesus raised a family and earned the reputation as a “long-nosed goblin.”
Ooor6 A hulking Arleigh Burke-class destroyer might typically burn a minimum of about 24 barrels (1,000 gallons) of fuel per hour, but this figure conceals so many factors and variables that the Navy doesn't really use it the way we use "miles per gallon."
b60Ja TIL: The ubiquitous anti-piracy commercials used on DVDs used pirated music.
5Y1BD TIL that until 2017, it was possible to take flight AY666 to HEL (Helsinki), and this flight occurred on Friday 13th on numerous occasions.
Y7bZx TIL Bhutan is the world’s only carbon negative country since 2017, thanks to its forests and the generation and export of renewable energy