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TIL Serial killer Todd Kohlhepp left honest online reviews of items he purchased to use for his crimes before being apprehended including padlocks, a shovel, targets, knives & gun accessories

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NXw78 TIL There is a hamlet in Montenegro called Japan. The most popular source attributes the name to a soldier who told the Montenegrin king his greatest wish is to bring water to the village from the source of Brituljak. When asked of its location, the soldier added it's as far away as Japan.
yweV TIL Harold Wilson wished for actor Harry H. Corbett to receive an OBE. However, his middle initial was lost in the process and the award instead went to Sooty puppeteer Harry Corbett. Harry H. Corbett had previously added the initial to avoid confusion with the puppeteer.
4kEE5 TIL Sobekneferu is the earliest confirmed female Egyptian pharaoh, ca. 1800-1700 BC
rreo TIL The U.S. home ownership rate is at a 48-year low.
KO1ww TIL a painting worth over a $100 million, and one of the most iconic paintings of mankind's history was painted by Vincent Van Gogh while he was admitted and kept in a mental asylum. The painting depicts the view he saw from the Iron barred window in his bedroom.