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TIL How a Man licking the back of a stamp 11 years ago lead to the Capture of the killer in the Largest Murder Investigation in Italy.

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M7LyB TIL of the Downs-Thomson Paradox, which states that congestion will slow car traffic down until it matches the speed of public transit. Road expansions at the cost of public transit can therefore lead to worse car traffic.
0L6p TIL that AT&T held an absolute monopoly on all telephone service in the United States for 100 years until it was broken up in 1984 due to anti-trust regulations. Most cell phone companies today are descendants of AT&T including Verizon and AT&T (formerly Southwestern Bell).
loXgV TIL Leonard B. Robinson, known as the Baltimore Batman after dressing up as Batman and visiting hospitalized children in Baltimore, was killed in a car crash after his car broke down on the high way.
j6XjX TIL that telegraph operators fell in love, got married, and even had sexual encounters over the telegraph, much in the same way people do today through messaging and social networks
yQd0J TIL The Chief Baker of the Titanic survived paddling for three hours in the frigid Atlantic waters after the sinking of the ship. This was due to a combination of two factors; he'd drunk a decent amount of alcohol, and he was a very good swimmer. He was the last man to leave the ship.