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TIL Jane Kuria and 2 of her 3 children were beaten to death (the son survived) in their home in Boston. They were a family from Kenya who were fleeing female genital mutilation and they were at the time embroiled in the appeals process of asylum. Noone knows who did it.

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ga59 TIL differences in camera lenses can cause people to be more or less photogenic in pictures.
Wko0A TIL: Jim Lovell, a carrier-based pilot facing instrument failure, used the luminescent wake of the aircraft carrier to locate the ship. He would later command the Apollo 13 mission.
M7odW TIL that in China, there are cockroach farms dedicated to safely producing cockroaches for human and animal consumption, as well as for medicinal purposes.
PeDZ TIL when the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911 Pablo Picasso was a suspect
rbEW TIL A black cop infiltrated the KKK and became so well respected he was voted into a leadership position.