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Today I learned the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel Maus also co-created the Garbage Pail Kids.

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bDD9 TIL when a Russian man’s family died in a 2002 plane crash over Germany, he tracked down the air traffic controller he felt was responsible and murdered them in front of their family. For this, he spent 3 years in a Swiss prison, then returned home and was appointed as a deputy to a govt. ministry.
YkEP TIL PETA kills over 95 % of the animals they “save” & they dont believe companion animals have a right to life. They also support breed bans and want to destroy pitbulls and feral cats :(
ep4x5 TIL the "dirt" under your fingernails is most commonly the keratin debris from the underside of the nail, as well as skin cells from the nail bed.
0eP1 TIL the “XXX” symbol on jugs of moonshine is an indicator of how many times it has been through the still. Each X indicates one run; three X’s means pure alcohol.
16Al4 TIL that shortly after WW2, the 'Bitch Wars' were fought between Russian mobsters and former mobsters who joined the Soviet military. Collaborating with the government was forbidden in the Russian mafia, and the collaborators were given the named 'Sukka' meaning , 'bitch'.