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TIL that the founder of Versace was murdered by a serial killer

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eYQg TIL that people build “spite houses” to piss off their neighbors.
6J8W TIL Douglas Adams got the idea for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy when he was drunkenly stargazing in a field with a copy of “Hitch-hiker’s Guide to Europe” in his hands
VmxG TIL in order to save 140 tonnes of carbon annually in reduced transportation, British supermarket Sainsbury’s shrunk the inner cardboard tube of all their toilet rolls by 11mm.
5rjk TIL The United States helped overthrow a democratically elected government in Brazil
G6AN TIL of Dr. Liviu Librescu, Romanian-born Holocaust survivor and scientist. During the Virginia Tech massacre, he survived being shot through a door five times while aiding students in escaping the gunman. He later died of his injuries and was awarded Romania’s highest civilian honor.