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77jb TIL that Agatha Christie, G. K. Chesterton, and other British mystery writers formed the Detection Club. Members swore an oath to not use “Divine Revelation, Feminine Intuition, Mumbo Jumbo, Jiggery-Pokery, Coincidence, or Act of God” in stories. Founded in 1930, the club still exists.
NlNQ TIL mad after being woken from having a fly swat on him, Woo Bum-kon began a massive killing spree. Woo went village to village shooting/grenading people (outside and in their houses) & took 3 hostages. At one point he killed a family of 12 after being invited for dinner. 56 killed & 35 injured.
P1QWO TIL that a 6 year-old girl used Amazon Alexa to order a $160 dollhouse and 4 lb of cookies. When a San Diego TV station broadcast a news report on the incident, the words "Alexa ordered me a dollhouse" caused Alexa devices around the city to try to order dollhouses.
9977 TIL that Roald Dahl changed the Oompa-Loompas from black-skinned pygmies to dwarves with “rosy-white” skin after allegations of racism.
v1Zbj TIL: The first combat submarine to sink a warship also simultaneously sank itself.