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TIL The term “86” has no official etymology, but it has a couple of plausible origins, including a reference to standard graves being typically dug 8 feet long, and 6 feet deep.

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NPEM TIL that Japanese manga publishers allow fans to create and openly sell their own comics based on popular series, even if the work is pornographic. The publishers view the amateur comics as a form of marketing, not a threat to sales.
9YeB7 TIL Sarbi, a Special Forces dog from Australia, trained in explosives detection, was MIA for 14 months in Afghanistan after disappearing during an ambush in 2008. She was later rediscovered by an American soldier and flown back to her Australian handlers.
jNoJX TIL after reading the script for “Being John Malkovich”, John Malkovich said he was "half intrigued and half horrified”, he was interested in directing the movie if they changed the titular character to another actor, writer Charlie Kaufman refused.
jNdrv TIL Narcissist abusers learn about your insecurities and use this knowledge maliciously to provoke you. Their faux "innocence" works to catch you off guard and make you believe that they truly didn’t intend to hurt you, until it happens so often you can’t deny the reality of their malice any longer.
AXZn TIL That contrary to popular belief, serial killers generally do not have high IQs. The median IQ is 89 which is towards the lower end of average. The exception is killers who use bombs who have an average IQ of about 140.