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TIL that Jennifer Pan, who hired hit men to murder her overbearing and strict parents, would text with her boyfriend using phonetic baby talk. Her nickname for him, Mr. Bubbles, was rendered “Mr. Bawbos” in their messages.

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XEK88 TIL When touching on the question of Taiwan with President Carter in 1979, Chinese Vice Premier Deng said that China was willing to solve the Taiwan question in a peaceful way but will not undertake not to use force because that will be a disservice to a peaceful settlement of the question
Zp0dB TIL about the Battle of Hodów, where 400 Polish Soldiers managed to defeat around 40,000 Troops of the Crimean Khanate.
5vY9 TIL that Cardinals sing clear, whistled song patterns, which are commonly described as cheeeer-a-dote, cheeer-a-dote-dote-dote, purdy, purdy, purdy…whoit, whoit, whoit, whoit, what-cheer, what-cheer… wheet, wheet, wheet, wheet and cheer, cheer, cheer, what, what, what, what.
kO5A1 TIL that around Christmas of 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons murdered 16 people, 14 of which included his family. Months prior to his spree, he instructed his children to dig trenches that he later used to place his family in after their deaths. He turned himself in and never appealed his death sentence.
4XDO6 TIL Flying "coach" is a reference to traveling by stagecoach, which involved large numbers of travelers sharing cramped quarters with little to no amenities. This primitive, negative connotation is why airlines don't officially call it "coach," but rather "economy class."