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TIL that Ted Bundy was offered a plea deal of 75 years in prison if he confessed to some of his murders, but he backed out at the last minute because accepting meant he had to admit to the world that he was guilty and "he just couldn't do it". He was later executed via the electric chair.

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LA70 TIL that Islam allows abortion given that the pregnancy is a threat to the women’s life, in case of rape of foetal deformity or if the foetus is less than four months old.
goOW TIL That Hitler didn’t ban gun ownership in Germany, in fact He made it easier to obtain them by lowering the age requirement.
5bbn TIL: Dietary Cholesterol (those found in eggs, shrimp, lobster, etc.) are completely safe and are “not at risk for overconsumption.” Instead, limit Saturated/Trans Fats as those do much more damage.
8awL4 TIL There was the exact same number of 8-year-old girls in Sweden on 1 January 1994 as there were 9-year-old girls in 1 January 1995, none died and none immigrated.
a80KZ TIL in 400 BCE Persian engineers created a ice machine in the desert.