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TIL Serial killer John Wayne Gacy (killing at least 33 young men) was very active in local community activities. As a result of his contributions, he met and was photographed with then-First Lady Rosalynn Carter and given special security clearance by the secret service.

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wK5J TIL that the microwave oven was discovered by accident by an engineer working on radar technology during WWII. While he was standing in front of an active radar in a laboratory, the candybar in his pocket started to melt. He then tried to pop popcorn kernels with the radar to prove his idea.
YpKKx TIL it is essentially impossible to keep great white sharks in captivity due to their dietary needs and tendency to travel extremely long distances. The longest record is 198 days for a juvenile great white.
Me6g8 TIL 2% of scientists admitted to falsifying, fabricating, or modifying data at least once
jNZYX TIL Owning an electric car in Norway grants you free public parking, free ferry trips and the right to drive in bus lanes
mpmp TIL that in 1900, Italian King Umberto met a restaurant owner who looked exactly like himself. After speaking, they learned that they were born on the same day, of the same year, in the same town, and married a wife of the same name. They would both go on to be murdered the next day.