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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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Bygy TIL the green visors accountants used to wear helped lessen eyestrain from harsh incandescent lights.
KYmG4 TIL the 1970s band ABBA wore tax-deductible stage clothing, which under Swedish law had to be so extravagant or unusual that they couldn't reasonably be worn in everyday life. Band member Björn Ulvaeus in 2014 said, "Nobody can have been as badly dressed on stage as we were."
PY7ag TIL about Don Bradman, a cricket player whose batting average was 99.94. A usual batting average in cricket is between 20 and 60.
7MVZ TIL Professor Farnsworth from Futurama got it’s name from one of the inventors of TV.
awanZ TIL about the Quadro Tracker, a metal antenna hinged to a hollow plastic handle bought by police in the 90s for $400-$8000/unit. The manufacturer claimed the antenna would swivel to point towards a sought object or person. The fraud was exposed in 1996 and the company executives acquitted in 1997.