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TIL that following the death of Nicole van den Hurk, her stepbrother falsely confessed to killing her to get her body exhumed for DNA testing, thus leading to the arrest and prosecution of her attacker.

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8elQV TIL that Humans are one of only two species conclusively proven to exhibit a homosexual orientation, though over 500 have been shown to exhibit homosexual behaviour. The other species is the Domestic Sheep.
AN0Dw Today I learned that the number 420 is the sum of 4 consecutive prime numbers 101 + 103 + 107 + 109 AND the subsequent number 421 is the sum of the five previous consecutive prime numbers 73 + 79 + 83 + 89 + 97.
OopGX TIL that the Ghostbusters no-ghost sign is flipped in Europe vs other parts of the world, because the "no" sign is in different directions in different parts of the world
D6Oj TIL Jimi Hendrix was discharged from the army due to sleeping on duty and being caught masturbating.
xED1 TIL in Detroit you have to wait on average more than 58 minutes for the police to respond to a call, compared to a national average of 11 minutes. Most police stations in Detroit are now closed to the public for 16 hours a day.