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TIL "Fee-fi-fo-fum" Roughly translates to "Behold food, good to eat, sufficient for my hunger"

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dPRj TIL: Pedro López, a South American serial killer confirmed to have killed 110 people and confessed to have killed more than 300 between 1969 and 1980, was released in 1998 on good behaviour. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
ne5rY TIL a Pittsburgh history museum possesses a mummified human foot donated by Andy Warhol, who found it at a flea market.
Y7ped TIL about Mohed Altrad, a French-Syrian billionaire who doesn't know when he was born because his mother was assaulted by the tribal chief and died shortly after the birth. Being a Bedouin he had no access to school. He still obtained a doctorate in computer science in Paris thanks to a scholarship.
XEE5D TIL of the Footballer Lee Todd, who holds the record for the fastest red card in English football; 2 seconds. Lee was startled by the opening whistle and remarked "Fuck me, that was loud" and was sent off.
ZLKB TIL Elephants have 1 large molar tooth per arch and are replaced 6 times in their lives. As the teeth are worn down the 6th set of molars must last the rest of their lives or else they cannot eat anymore and die of starvation.