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TIL: At the age of 7 and 8, future Argentinian serial killer Cayetano Godino was caught by police beating small children, but he was released and sent home due to his age. However, at age 10, his parents reported him to the police for masturbation, and he was jailed for 2 months for masturbating.

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bLG9 TIL the insecticide"BTI" was discovered when a man stumbled upon a stagnate pond in Israel where he noticed dead mosquito larvae. Scientists isolated the bacteria strain found in pond, creating the safest and most effective way of managing and killing mosquito populations throughout the world.
8eg1V TIL that there are still estimated to be 100,000 - 200,000 followers of the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, which is considered an early precursor to the abrahamic religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
oyyA TIL during the Battle of Stalingrad, Soviet losses were so great that at times the life expectancy of a newly arrived soldier was less than a day, and the life expectancy of a Soviet officer was three days. Combat was so fierce, at one point a railway station changed hands 14 times in six hours.
4X7Yg TIL of the mimic jumping spiders. Several species of jumping spider have evolved specifically to mimic the appearance and behaviors of ants. Many scientists believe this evolved as a way to avoid predation from larger spiders.
p8Rl8 TIL that the Windscale Fire - the UK's worst nuclear accident - would have been much more severe, were it not for "Cockroft's Folly" - chimney filters installed at great expense, and labelled as a waste of time and money.