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TIL: In 2008, A Bank Robber Used Craigslist to Hire Decoys to Confuse Police Responding to the Crime

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E10YX TIL Many “Vampire killing kits”, allegedly from the 19th century, are sold in auction houses such as Sotheby’s, for upwards of $12,000. However, their authenticity is debatable as they contain materials that place them as being made in the 1930s or later. There is also no historical basis for them.
v1pG4 TIL Daryl Hall and John Oates (Hall and Oates) first met in a service elevator, escaping gunfire between two rival gangs, at venue in which they were both competing in a music competition.
OoRE7 TIL of "interpersonal synchronization" - the feeling of when you "click" with someone. Studies show people's brain waves sync in wavelengths called the alpha–mu band, or what scientists call brain-to-brain coupling, and mirror each other neurologically in terms of what they are focusing on.
VxmD TIL more money was spent buying Central Park’s land than all of Alaska
KDER TIL that in 1970 authorities in Florence, Oregon decided to blow up a dead whale to stop its slow decomposition, but used 20 cases of dynamite instead of 20 sticks (video in link)