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TIL that serial killer Richard Cottingham worked in the same office as another serial killer, Rodney Alcala, in 1969, though the two denied being aware of each other.

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78GaO TIL that a 2012 article in New York selected Benjamin Harrison as the "most forgotten president."
b6mK9 TIL Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French entomologist, living in Medford, Mass. in the late 1800s, decided to create a cross-breed of caterpillars from native North American moths and European caterpillars Lymantria dispar, in order to start a competitive silk industry. (rest of the story in comment)
gVB9 TIL Ben and Jerry’s have an actual cemetery for discontinued flavors of ice cream!
rNJm0 Today I learned Rita Moreno won her first Emmy for the performance of her well known song "Fever" on the muppet show. Great performance by Animal.
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