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TIL of William Feehan, who was the oldest first responder killed on 9/11 at the age of 71. He had served in the Fire Department of New York for more than four decades, served at every rank achievable, and reportedly knew the location of every fire hydrant in NYC.

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bP0E TIL that before becoming a best-selling true crime author, Ann Rule worked side-by-side and alone with psychopathic serial killer Ted Bundy during the night shift at a suicide prevention hotline. While still working together, she began writing about the unsolved murders in the area.
woAE8 TIL the “Smiley Face Theory,” which alleges that from 1990–2010, 45 young men found dead in bodies of water across the Midwest did not accidentally drown but were rather victims of a serial killer. The only known connection is grafiti depicting a “smiley face” found near at least a dozen bodies.
wLDO8 TIL this 90s Coke ad campaign in Australia was cancelled after sexual imagery was noticed in the ice cubes
4jZN TIL that Anchorage, Alaska is roughly equidistant from New York, Tokyo, and Berlin and can reach 90% of the industrialized world by air in 9.5 hours or less. As such, its airport is the third busiest cargo hub in the world.
69k8 TIL prescription drug bottles are translucent orange to resemble old amber glass bottles that were common in apothecaries.