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TIL 50-80% of the population has herpes

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e0ynk TIL Peter Kürten a sadistic serial killer from the 1920's would find a sexual gratification in his own execution and said that his death would be "The pleasure to end all pleasures". He is classed as one of the most sadistic killers to ever live.
MenK8 TIL of Leonarda Emilia, a 19th Century Mexican bandit. After her lover was sentenced to death, she became an outlaw and took the name La Carambada, meaning "The Amazing Lady." After robbing men she would flash them, so they felt ashamed at being bested by a woman.
E1QbX TIL Renowned concert pianist Krystian Zimerman's personal Steinway grand piano was confiscated when he landed in New York City to give a recital at Carnegie Hall. US customs destroyed his piano, claiming the glue smelled like explosives.
6jBJ TIL in 2001 it cost $100million to sequence a genome - now it costs $1000
XEaND TIL that the earliest documented alternate history scenario was written in the 1st century BC by the Roman Historian Titus Livius. The scenario included Alexander the Great surviving long enough to invade Europe and end up fighting against and losing to Rome.