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TIL there are between 25 to 50 serial killers active in the United States at any one time

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epyP5 TIL of the Glasgow effect, a term which refers to the lower life expectancy of residents of the Scottish city compared to the rest of the UK and Europe. Some hypotheses for this effect include stress, especially in childhood, leading to ill health; violent gang culture; and rate of premature births.
R70da TIL drug lord Pablo Escobar turned himself in to the authorities on the condition (other than not being extradited to the U.S.) that he would build the prison himself and choose his own guards. The "prison" also featured a football pitch, giant doll house, bar, jacuzzi among other amenities.
78AdL TIL in 2021, a man at a convenience store in Pennsylvania placed $2 on the counter for a Mountain Dew that was priced at 2 for $3, and walked out. The price for one Mountain Dew, however, was $2.29. The man was charged with a felony, sent to jail on a $50,000 bond, and faced up to 7 years in prison
b6paa TIL: In April 1985, UC Santa Cruz students held a vote to determine whether the Student Health Center should stock cyanide pills for mass suicide after a nuclear attack.
5V8rk TIL Hulk Hogan claimed in his autobiography that he once wrestled 400 days in a year because of his frequent trips back and forth from the USA and Japan