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TIL that the legless Artic Explorer Peter Freuchen, who was a member of the Danish resistance during WW2, openly claimed to be Jewish whenever he witnessed anti-semitism, he was imprisoned by the Germans for this reason and was sentenced to death but he managed to escape and flee to Sweden.

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WkgPB TIL about the Butcher of Kansas City, a little known serial killer from the 1980s. He is known to have tortured and killed 6 men, and as many as 20. He injected drain cleaner in their throats to silence their screams while he was at work.
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