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TIL of serial killer Mack Ray Edwards, a Caltrans subcontractor who would bury some of his victims under the highways he built. Not all the bodies of his victims have been found

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9bLp TIL that because of the starvation and hardship endured by the Irish people during the potato famine, Ireland has been at the forefront of famine relief and its people have given more to the fundraising efforts of Live Aid per capita than any other nation in the world.
DQpAg TIL about the "Silver Snoopy Award" which is an award presented personally by a NASA astronaut to a NASA employee or contractor, is an actual depiction of Snoopy from Peanuts as an astronaut, and the pins are certified to have flown in space.
VMrep TIL Abraham Lincoln was unpopular among both the north and the south before he died.
Q9ok TIL: In the wild, parrots can ‘name’ their children using specific patterns of sound.
RwO1 TIL when the 14 minute video of “Thriller” was first released, MTV had to run it twice an hour to meet demand