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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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bwpa TIL the most typical human on the planet is now a Han Chinese man who speaks Mandarin and has neither a car nor a bank account.
Zpe5B TIL that embryos can be frozen for decades before being successfully born!
7GOZ TIL that Vincent van Gogh put candles in his hat so he could paint at night, walked ridiculously fast, was a widow-chaser, and never once signed his paintings “Van Gogh”.
M9nW TIL traces of nicotine and cocoa have been found in Ancient Egyptian mummies
wZe8 TIL in 2013 a doctor in Vancouver tested a disposal program for cigarette butts, offering offering one penny for each butt returned to its booth. It was a huge success and within a few hours over 60,000 butts had been collected.