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TIL of a species of Sea Cow over 10 times the size of Manatees that Europeans hunted to extinction in just 27 years

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4XbJo TIL Serial killer Edmund Kemper buried one of his victim's head in his mother's garden facing upward toward her bedroom. After his arrest, he stated that he did this because his mother "always wanted people to look up to her."
4XB6w TIL Mountain Dew was created as a mixer with whiskey due to the maker not being able to get a shipment of his favorite soda
wLd71 TIL The Muppets Singing Bohemian Rhapsody was one of the first 1080p videos uploaded to YouTube
jX6v TIL the Spartans still live in Greece as a distinct ethnic group and speak their own language descending from Ancient Greek
MBdA TIL “Black Wall Street”, the most affluent black neighbourhood in the early 20th century, was nearly wiped out by white residents massacring the black population in 1921