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TIL the most prolific serial killer in Norway served 12 years of his 21 year sentence and was released for good behaviour. He has lived as a free man for nearly 30 years.

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eB5k TIL In 1892, the Michelin brothers organized a bike race to promote detachable pneumatic tires. Before the race, they dumped tons of tacks on the course to sabotage it. They were successful; everyone was amazed at how quickly the racers could replace their tires.
jXZX TIL humans may have accidentally caused climate change once before– 11,000 years ago, by killing off woolly mammoths, which transformed North American grasslands into birch forests, which in turn burned so intensely that the climate in North America changed.
a87o9 TIL that since 1976, the New York Yankees have maintained a strict appearance policy that states: “All players, coaches and male executives are forbidden to display any facial hair other than mustaches, and scalp hair may not be grown below the collar. Long sideburns and muttonchops are not banned.”
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oZKo TIL The original lyrics to Tutti Frutti were “Tutti Frutti, good booty / If it don’t fit, don’t force it / You can grease it, make it easy"