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TIL that there is a real criminal called Dr. Chaos who is currently being held in Federal supermax prison in Colorado for causing 28 power failures and hoarding large amounts of cyanide.

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ADnv4 TIL about the scholarship instituted by the Irish commemorating the 170$ donation sent by the Native American Choctaw tribe during the Irish famine in 1847
kJO61 TIL that at 9:55 pm every night many soldiers on both sides of WWII in Europe tuned their radios to the same station (the German-controlled Radio Belgrade) to listen to a nightly broadcast of the wistful love song "Lili Marleen", which had been virtually unknown before the war
Vl4B TIL That no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was destroyed in a fire.
4krYg TIL about Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. Sax survived multiple near-death experiences, including falling from a height, swallowing a pin, and surviving poisoning. Despite these challenges, he went on to revolutionize music with his creation of the saxophone in 1846.
EgQVV TIL The UK Has More Speed Cameras Than US