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TIL Mary Ann Cotton (1832-1873) Was Britain’s First Documented Serial Killer

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OxPL TIL that PayPerView events can cost bars and restaurants thousands of dollars to show them, and PayPerView sends spies out to make sure non-paying establishments aren’t showing them and sues those that are caught.
5Y4VP TIL that beetles were the first pollinators
NXXZ8 TIL the term EGOT was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas in late 1984, who claimed he’d achieve the EGOT within five years. As of 2022 Thomas has never been nominated for any of the EGOT awards.
9vvD TIL The guy who invented Nutella also invented Kinder Surprise, Ferrero Rocher and Tic Tacs. What a genius.
a8WwM TIL that in the original Polynesian myth, Māui dies after transforming into a worm and entering the vagina of the goddess Hine-nui-te-pō, who crushes him with the obsidian teeth in her vagina.