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TIL John Wayne Gacy claimed his 1st murder happened when he awoke to see a male acquaintance in his room holding a knife. After killing him, Gacy noticed the breakfast the man had prepared them, presumably using the knife. Gacy said his involuntary orgasm from the murder was the “ultimate thrill”

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negJ7 TIL that Bobbi Gibb entered the Boston Marathon in 1966, despite being told that women couldn't compete beyond a mile and a half, and she was congratulated by the state governor at the finishing line. In 1967 she ran again, finishing an hour ahead of Switzer.
BgomW TIL that on March 18, 1919, the entire city of New Orleans stayed up the all night playing loud jazz music at every bar and household for fear that a serial killer would murder thousands of people based on a letter written to the local newspaper.
yQGYX TIL a 96-year-old self-taught conservationist dedicated the last 40 years of his life to saving North American bluebird populations, building and monitoring 350 nest boxes all across southeast Idaho. In part from his conservation efforts, bluebird populations have significantly rebounded.
5PRP TIL “It’s A Wonderful Life” was classified as Communist Propaganda by the F.B.I. because it “deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters.”
PYQ5g TIL that Christopher Lee was once driving through Italy with his wife when their car had a puncture. He went for help, but fell into a ditch and got covered in mud. He reached a house and knocked on the door. The owner opened it, shrieked and fainted. They’d seen a Dracula film the night before.