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TIL a Polish writer, Krystian Bala, wrote a fictional novel where he details a murder much similar to the one he’d committed 3 years ago. This novel played a huge part in solving that murder and he was later sentenced to jail for 25 years.

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BlrK TIL in 19th century Germany there was a man who was both the local tax collector and caretaker of the dog pound. Since tax collecting was a dangerous job, he used the pound to make a new breed a dog that would protect him while collecting. His name, Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann.
KY6wJ TIL historical linguist Max Müller had several theories about the origins of language. These include the Bow wow, Pooh pooh, Ding Dong, and Yo he ho theories.
0EEj TIL: The 23¢ gender pay gap is the difference between average earnings of all men and women working full-time. It doesn’t account for differences in occupations, positions, education, job tenure or hours worked. When such relevant factors are considered, the gap narrows to the point of vanishing.
NAn8 TIL a Wikipedia hoaxster wrote that Amelia Bedelia was based on a maid from Cameroon, a claim so believable, it stayed on the site for 5 years and fooled the author’s nephew.
oyWK TIL of the “Madagascar Plan”, a proposal of the Third Reich to relocate the Jewish population of Europe to the island of Madagascar