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KO569 TIL of the Delphi Murders, where two young girls were murdered after posting a photo of the alleged killer on snapchat following them on a bridge in a wooded area. He has still yet to be found.
DYlP TIL the word “oxymoron” is an oxymoron. The Greek word “oxy” means “sharp” and “moron” means “dull”.
wjvE TIL The USSR named one of its last policies (which allowed the nations of the Eastern Bloc to determine their own internal affairs) the ‘Sinatra Doctrine’ - a reference to the Frank Sinatra song “My Way” as the Soviet Union was effectively allowing its satellite states to go their 'own way’.
xeBb TIL Hinduism embraces homosexuality and supports the idea of a “third gender.” These people are revered and regarded as semi-divine.
a1nJ TIL when Dennis Hopper’s 7-year-old son asked him why he played King Koopa in “Super Mario Brothers,” Dennis told him “So you can have shoes.” The son replied, “I don’t need shoes.”