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TIL serial killer David Berkowitz wrote a letter telling the D.C. sniper to "stop hurting innocent people"

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1aowX TIL about swedish carolean soldiers and how their battle tactic consisted of marching so close to the enemy, that the white in their eyes was visible. They were not scared of death, as their strong belief in God told them it was their fate to die in battle.
5Vdl8 TIL: The longest confirmed lightning bolt occurred in 2022 and traveled 477 miles across 3 states.
4kVMJ TIL the Madvillainy album by MF DOOM and Madlib was made with just a $13,000 budget and a contract that was written and signed on a paper plate.
8aQ4L TIL that there are approximately 100,000 active phone booths still left in the USA
P1jGO TIL that elemental mercury (quicksilver) poses few toxic consequences when ingested, whereas metallic mercury vapour is highly toxic to the central nervous system