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TIL Arthur Conan Doyle's (creator of Sherlock Holmes) detective work is responsible for England's first Appellate Court.

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R5jMj TIL Catholic priest and suspected serial killer, Hans Schmidt, was executed via electric chair at Sing Sing Prison on Feb 18 1916. He was found guilty for killing his pregnant mistress, drinking her blood, and dismembering her. Also, ran a counterfeiting ring with his lover NYC dentist, Ernest Muret
j68Jn TIL that Possum Trot, a small town in Texas, adopted all the foster kids on a waiting list, eliminating the need for foster homes within a 100-mile radius.
m1N0o TIL President Bush Sr was a WWII bomber pilot and was shot down over the Pacific ocean. Flew 58 missions when survival expectancy was only 12.
bKn7 TIL that British colonials in India used gin to cover the bitter taste of anti-malarial quinine tonic, thus creating the Gin & Tonic.
wyvo TIL that the world’s oldest known dildo is approximately 30,000 years old.