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TIL about the Zebra Murders a string of racially motivated serial killings in California that killed up to 15 people.

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a4py TIL since the 1990s, Carmel, Indiana has been replacing all signaled intersections with roundabouts. Benefits include gas savings of 24k gallons/year per roundabout; construction costs $125,000 less per intersection; injury accidents dropped by 80 percent and total accidents dropped by 40 percent.
yVkQa TIL that the record for most Academy Awards won by a single person belongs to Walt Disney at 22 awards won out of a staggering 59 nominations
GAVeQ TIL: The Plaçage was a system in French slave colonies, mostly New Orleans, that allowed white men to have black concubines and allowed them some freedom and 1/3rd inheritance due to lack of white women. This led to 47% of New Orleans black men having white ancestry and being wealthier overall.
PYD5E TIL two Alaskan islands were occupied by Japan in WWII.
GAVRg TIL Menthol cough drops may cause rebound coughing