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

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7rNmr TIL in November 1942, the Holy Cross Crusaders beat the Boston College Eagles. The Eagles had scheduled a presumptive victory party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, but cancelled it after the loss. Therefore, they were absent when the club caught fire, killing 492 people.
W714Y TIL that the CEO of McLaren F1 racing, Zak Brown, appeared on wheel of fortune as a teenager, won $3,050 and spent the winnings to fund his racing career
JPn1 TIL: In 2007, a 55 year-old Slovenian man swam the Amazon, 3,274 miles, non-stop over 66 days. When told that his daily intake of two bottles of wine should be lessened for his health, he responded “I have to drink, I have to swim-I am Martin!”
womk7 TIL: Anxiety can cause arousal. 87% of the times I thought I was horny, I was probably panicking
WkvBX TIL scientists trained bumblebees to pull strings for food; they pulled strings to bring discs with sugar water out from under a plastic sheet. Over 60% of other bees watching behind a clear wall knew to pull the string when it was their turn.