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TIL that over 30% of AOL’s total revenue still comes from dial-up subscribers

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gM6AD TIL of Steve Hodel, an LA homicide detective who believes his deceased father killed the Black Dahlia, after finding a picture of him with Elizabeth Short. He later discovered his father had been one of the prime suspects at the time of the murder.
NJ0b TIL that beer hops contain a naturally-occurring acid that can kill varroa mites, a parasite killing off honey bee colonies.
8deG TIL of ferret-legging, a sport where people try to keep live ferrets in their pants for as long as possible.
Oo7pL TIL that among the 12 first women that joined the swiss national council I'm 1971 one was a person of colour