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TIL a man was writing articles and reporting about deaths of people who he actually killed. He was arrested when they found out he had more information than the police.

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R501l TIL that there's a conspiracy theory that the US invaded Iraq due to Iraq having a stargate and being in contact with aliens
PYwbw TIL after the band Alice Cooper bombed a show in the first ten minutes, a manager approached them and arranged an audition with Frank Zappa at his house at 7 o'clock. They misinterpreted this as 7 in the morning and woke him up, who was impressed nevertheless and signed them for a three album deal.
ayeo TIL of Captain Mbaye Diagne, a Senegalese unarmed military observer with the UN during the Rwandan Genocide. Alone and against orders, he used his UN vehicle to ferry hundreds of Tutsis and moderate Hutus to safety, bluffing, bribing and begging his way through checkpoints manned by génocidaires.
R5ey9 TIL that in 1938, an experimental Mercedes-Benz set the public-road speed record at 432 km/hr (269 mph) on the autobahn. This record would last for almost 80 years.
8NyZ TIL the government of Japan has apologized for WWII over 50 times since the end of the war.