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TIL serial killer Amelia Dyer, suspected of killing as many as 400 infants and children was hanged on this date in 1896 in London.

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XADR TIL Pirates used eye patches to quickly adjust their eyes from above to below deck, having one eye trained in bright light, and the other in dim light.
E1pxp TIL when in 2013 5-year-old Alanah Poullard asked the US President for an excuse note during a Wounded Warriors and families tour of the White House on a school day, the President ended up writing that excuse note.
Zpx0Q TIL that during war, buildings of cultural significance like museums or churches can be protected by placing a blue shield symbol which is internationally recognised.
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