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kOonB TIL of Pedro Rodrigues Filho, a serial killer who killed most of his victims as revenge including his own father who killed his mother, a group of gangsters who killed his girlfriend, and 47 other inmates in jail. It is suspected that he had over 100 victims
GAnoN TIL about Catharism: A polytheistic branch of Christianity (12-14th century) with Satan and "God" being the gods of the old and new testaments, respectively. They were persecuted by the catholics and eradicated, but its existence is questioned by scholars, unsure if it was just heretical paranoia
7rNjp TIL that, sometimes, flies and its larvae can infest someone urethra, and this is called Urethral Myiasis
neWgG TIL when Charles Manson entered prison in 1961 he entered "Scientologist" as his religion
Bg6Rd TIL that during World War II, the British Royal Navy used specially trained dolphins to detect underwater mines and enemy submarines.