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TIL of Pedro Alonso Lopez...one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Lopez was arrested in 1980 & convicted of 110 murders (claimed 200 more). He was only in prison for 14 years, in an asylum for 4 more, then was RELEASED & DISAPPEARED.

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EBl0 TIL that there are a lot of political graffiti in Pompeii that shows that political campaigns never really changed, such as “Vote X, he brings good bread”, “the thieves vote for Y” and “vote Z, this will save the public purse”
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Amrd TIL that during filming of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the actor playing Darth Vader was instructed to say “Obi-Wan killed your father” instead of “I am your father” to hide the secret from even the actors.
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