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TIL of Micheal Swango an American doctor estimated to have killed 60 patients and colleagues

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Z89Ap TIL women taking on their husband's surname began in the 9th century when women did not have legal identity and therefore took on the husband's name to be legally covered by his identity.
4XvQg TIL that many small towns finance their governments by issuing traffic tickets. In hundreds of US counties fines are used to fund 10-20% of the local government budget.
woov6 TIL Elizabeth, the current Queen of England, is the second-longest verified, reigning monarch of all time. She has a little less than 2 years to beat the record set by the French monarch Louis the XIV, the "Sun King".
mxEvy TIL about Gangkhar Puensum, which is probably the highest mountain no one has ever climbed, since it's located in a country that bans climbing mountains.
e0oan TIL about Rick Parker, a corrupt boxing promoter who poisoned his fighter's opponent when he refused to throw a fight. The opponent, Tim Anderson, survived and murdered Parker. Anderson is now serving life in prison.