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TIL that the serial killer known as the “Hillside Strangler”, Kenneth Bianchi, while actively murdering women was also applying to join the ranks of the LAPD and attended several ride alongs with police officers who were searching for the Hillside Strangler.

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gMkK7 TIL Professional Wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage played in Minor League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, learning to throw with his left hand after he injured his right shoulder and strengthening his swing by hitting a hanging car tire; the latter technique adopted by teammate Larry Herndon.
woNv8 TIL that Ivan IV “the Terrible” of Russia once tried to woo Elizabeth I of England and wrote her a letter blaming her lack of authority on her sex when she turned him down.
loR45 TIL Owl wings among other birds wings light up under UV light and the glow/brightness can be used to determine which feathers are newer versus older
4XvAX TIL that in 1822 a white stork was found in Germany with an arrow in its neck made of central African hardwood. It provided some of the earliest evidence of long-distance stork migration. More have been found since.
E1r97 TIL that the 1/4 inch headphone jack was introduced in 1877, making it the oldest elctrical connector still in use today.