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TIL of Jack the Stripper, Britain’s third most prolific serial killer, who has never been caught and undressed all of his victims after asphyxiating them

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x6opg TIL Gary Larson made more than cartoon panels and also made an animated short film called "Tales From The Far side"
1aYPd TIL that Placenta is a flat cake from ancient Greece and Rome consisting of many dough layers interspersed with a mixture of cheese and honey. It is flavoured with bay leaves, baked and then covered in honey. The temporary fœtal organ was named after this cake thanks to its flat round shape.
JYrGj TIL I learned that the British Museum may hold many artifacts from around the world and also refuses to hand over the artifacts they took it from.
mjPM TIL that in the late 80s, a mass moral panic swept across the US where many daycare providers were accused of ritual Satanic sexual abuse, with dozens jailed based solely on children’s testimony, who were coached by psychologists.
5pJB TIL that during the 1991 Gulf War, 12 American M1A1 Tanks destroyed 28 Iraqi tanks, 16 personnel carriers, and 30 vehicles in less than 30 minutes.