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TIL that North Koreans abducted dozens of Japanese which they apologise for in 2002.

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xJBw TIL of a serial killer, the Doodler, who targeted gay men in 1970’s San Francisco. He would sketch his victims nude before murdering them. Though 3 victims survived, and a suspect was identified, none were willing to “out” themselves in open court in order to convict the suspect.
NXnPM TIL that on March 27, 1790, Harvey Kennedy invented the shoelace with aglets.
5VBRQ TIL that the superstition of "knocking on wood" to avoid bad luck dates back to ancient Celtic tribes. They believed that spirits or gods lived in trees, and knocking on the tree would call on these spirits for protection.
Qyy6 TIL Certain high up influential people at wikipedia are are allegedly editing Wikipedia pages and facilitating front-page placement for their pay-for-play, publicity-seeking clients.
b6PQ TIL That the Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched AFTER voyager 2