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TIL: One of the most prolific serial killers of the 20th century, accused of killing more than 300 young girls, was freed from prison after 14 years for good behavior.

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LkWlV TIL that the US and New Zealand are the only countries in the world where direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs is legal
Y77dG TIL in 1993, the U.S launched 23 Tomahawk missiles into a building believed to be HQ of the Iraqi Intelligence Service after Iraqi agents tried to assassinate former President George H.W Bush with a car bomb in Kuwait.
6oKZ TIL that, when played together, the McBain clips from The Simpsons form a coherent mini-movie.
N7lJP TIL about the Great Stork Derby, a contest held by a Toronto financier and practical joker which bequeathed the residue of his significant estate to the woman in Toronto who could produce the most children in the decade following his death. Two women won and were each given $1.91m in today's dollars
5VW0p TIL Army Ranger Sgt. Bill Foulk called his army buddies for backup when the Crips street gang try to take over his house he bought in a rough neighborhood in Tacoma, WA.