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TIL the Dating Show Killer Rodney Alcala and the Torso Killer Richard Cottingham both worked in the same office at the same time at Blue Cross although they both claim to have not known each other.

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N71ne TIL about Cognitive Bias, which is is a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment. People create their own "subjective reality" from their perception of the input. An individual's construction of reality, not the objective input, may dictate their behavior in the world.
6E6JJ TIL that it is possible for a uranium deposit to spontaneously undergo nuclear fission, thus acting as a "natural" nuclear reactor capable of generating up to 100 kilowatts.
9jKm TIL The USA is one of the last countries that hasn’t combined Boy and Girl Scouts.
8epRL TIL about the "Greenbrier Ghost," whose testimony from beyond the grave helped convict her murderer in a landmark court case.
evln TIL: In the Victorian Era, Doctors Prescribed Beards to Help Keep Men Healthy